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 more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Aithwaite? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,765,740th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Aithwaite live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 562,809. In England Aithwaite is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 87 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 4 percent reside. Excluding England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Aithwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Aithwaite has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Aithwaite last name rose 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
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  • 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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