Cawtheray Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Cawtheray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawtheray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:913,41146,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Cawtheray Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cawtheray is found most in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawtheray? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,414,640th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Cawtheray are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 913,411. In England it is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 52 percent are found, Suffolk, where 11 percent are found and Essex, where 10 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.

Cawtheray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cawtheray has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 169 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cawthera9439/
Cawthery940/
Cawtherer780/
Cawthore713/
Cawtariya671/
Kawtara63136/
Sawtira6327/
Caftory631/
Kaftery631/
Javtheri591/
Kawthari591/
Safteri50517/
Kafteri50440/
Kawtari50309/
Kaftara50182/
Savtyra50131/
Kaftira5021/
Caftori508/
Kavtara504/
Kaftory504/
Saftere502/
Kavtere501/
Kawtare501/

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Cawtheray Reference & Research

Cawthra One-name Study - A profile of the Cawthra surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Cawthra 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
  • 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 Cawtheray
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis