Cattermole Surname

161,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,697 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Cattermole Surname Definition:

Perh. a Dutch or Flemish local name; it is not found in mediæval English records.

Cattermole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8241:30,5474,097
Australia3181:84,8929,824
New Zealand1861:24,3464,252
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Canada1121:328,97830,038
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Wales101:309,45316,869
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7921:30,7774,100
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Cattermole Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perh. a Dutch or Flemish local name; it is not found in mediæval English records.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Quatremeulles or De Quatuor Molis, the locality of which I have not ascertained.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Cattermolen; a personal name.

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

Cattermole Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cattermole is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Cattermole click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cattermole? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 161,453rd most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,702,093 people. The last name Cattermole is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Cattermole live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,824 people, or 1 in 30,547. In England it is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 16 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Essex, where 7 percent live. Aside from England Cattermole is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 12 percent live and New Zealand, where 7 percent live.

Cattermole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cattermole has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 230 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cattermole Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cattermole are 0.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cattermole earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.8% less than the national average, earning $38,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $54,021 CAD per year.

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