Cathers Surname

251,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cathers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cathers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2661:286,30226,625
Canada2141:172,17617,252
Northern Ireland611:30,2463,146
England161:3,482,379114,324
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2911:172,57315,534

Cathers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cathers is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cathers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cathers is the 251,029th most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,615,292 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Cathers reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Cathers is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,266 people, or 1 in 286,302. In The United States Cathers is primarily concentrated in: Kentucky, where 10 percent live, New Jersey, where 4 percent live and Missouri, where 4 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Cathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cathers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cathers surname rose 435 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cathers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Cathers surname are 17.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cathers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.48% more than the national average, earning $55,388 CAD per year.

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Cathers Reference & Research

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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 Cathers
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