Canterbury Surname
Approximately 6,603 people bear this surname
Canterbury Surname User-submission:
This is an English surname, denoting someone who came from Canterbury (fortified town for the Kentish people), in Kent, south-east England.
Canterbury Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,668 | 1:63,948 | 7,484 |
| South Africa | 259 | 1:209,180 | 22,201 |
| Guyana | 158 | 1:4,824 | 854 |
| England | 158 | 1:352,646 | 25,413 |
| New Zealand | 117 | 1:38,704 | 6,577 |
| Australia | 98 | 1:275,466 | 24,785 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 19 | 1:71,788 | 5,445 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 32 | 1:138,433 | 7,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 112 | 1:217,637 | 16,750 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 379 | 1:132,503 | 12,654 |
Canterbury (121) may also be a first name.
Canterbury Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is an English surname, denoting someone who came from Canterbury (fortified town for the Kentish people), in Kent, south-east England.
- deleted-173293Canterbury Demographics
Average Male Canterbury Height
177.46 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Canterbury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Canterbury Come From? nationality or country of origin
Canterbury occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Canterbury? popularity and diffusion
The last name Canterbury is the 74,438th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,103,672 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Canterbury live; 85 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 848,089th most commonly occurring forename globally, borne by 121 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 5,668 people, or 1 in 63,948. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: West Virginia, where 19 percent reside, Ohio, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Guyana, where 2 percent reside.
Canterbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Canterbury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Canterbury last name expanded 1,496 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 825 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Canterbury Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Canterbury surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Canterbury are 8.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.06% being registered with the party.
The amount Canterbury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.73% more than the national average, earning R 531,672 per year; in United States they earn 6.96% less than the national average, earning $40,144 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.62% less than the national average, earning $41,923 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scanterbury | 95 | 162 | / |
| Canterburry | 95 | 9 | / |
| Casnterbury | 95 | 1 | / |
| Canteerbury | 95 | 0 | / |
| D'Canterbury | 91 | 1 | / |
| Conterbury | 90 | 3 | / |
| Cantervury | 90 | 2 | / |
| Camterbury | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kanterbury | 90 | 1 | / |
| Canterbory | 90 | 1 | / |
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Canterbury Reference & Research
Canterbury FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Canterbury
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis