Aithwaite Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Aithwaite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Aithwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England991:562,80934,447
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Aithwaite Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Aithwaite Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Aithwaite is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Aithwaite? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,765,740th most widely held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Aithwaite reside; 93 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 562,809. In England it is most numerous in: Durham, where 87 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 6 percent are found and Lincolnshire, where 4 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Aithwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Aithwaite has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 1,980 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Aithwaite
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