Atherstone Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Atherstone Surname Definition:

A Fife surname of local origin. There is an Edderston near Peebles and an Adderstoneshiels near Hawick. (dd = th).

Atherstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2631:1,378,17195,481
South Africa2161:250,82325,476
Australia291:930,88655,860
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Atherstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Fife surname of local origin. There is an Edderston near Peebles and an Adderstoneshiels near Hawick. (dd = th).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Place name in Warwickshire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

ADERSTON: Atherstone, co. Warwick, was anciently written Adrestone.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Warwickshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Atherstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Atherstone occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Atherstone? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 571,325th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 13,202,076 people. Atherstone is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Atherstone reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Atherstone is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 1,378,171. In The United States Atherstone is primarily found in: Nevada, where 77 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Arizona, where 3 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 39 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Atherstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Atherstone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Atherstone surname grew 5,260 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Atherstone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Atherstone last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

The amount Atherstone earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.91% less than the national average, earning R 197,460 per year and in United States they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $46,044 USD per year.

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