Atterwell Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Atterwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Atterwell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Wales31:522,80514,314

Atterwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Atterwell is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Atterwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Atterwell live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

Atterwell is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England Atterwell is most common in: Norfolk, where 45 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 19 percent live and West Sussex, where 19 percent live. Not including England Atterwell exists in one country. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent live.

Atterwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Atterwell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Atterwell surname decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otterwell89129/
Atterwill8929/
Hotterwell8416/
Hatherwell841/
Hatterwele840/
Otterwill782/
Atarwel752/
Hatherwill741/
Heatherbell7050/
Aterbil631/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Atterwell
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