Sutherland Forename

651,944th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Sutherland Forename Definition:

A Gaelic name: Suthurlanach; from the county name.

Sutherland Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
77%
 
841:4,315,91656,448
Scotland
97%
 
281:191,0843,449
Australia-141:975,54411,712
Canada
100%
91:3,681,48643,248
South Africa
88%
 
91:6,059,183119,004
England
86%
 
91:6,178,10252,254
Ghana-91:2,998,4685,965
Brazil
100%
61:35,706,026284,222
Philippines
100%
31:35,336,492343,681
Taiwan-21:11,884,841132,786
Jamaica-21:1,441,61415,741
Cambodia
100%
21:8,136,66551,498
Papua New Guinea
100%
21:4,076,157155,819
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Venezuela-11:30,201,893231,239
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Saint Lucia
100%
11:177,8158,104
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Mexico-11:124,144,427140,512
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Israel-11:8,402,91845,019
Grenada
100%
11:108,1254,208
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
DR Congo
100%
11:73,827,605146,761
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239

Sutherland (108,782) may also be a surname.

Sutherland Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Gaelic name: Suthurlanach; from the county name.

Etymology of The Principal Gaelic National Names, Personal Names, Surnames (1909) by Alexander MacBain

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