Cawthra Surname

395,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 891 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cawthra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawthra Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4151:134,26013,202
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
Canada751:491,27542,011
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3161:77,1378,386
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Cawthra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cawthra is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawthra? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 395,841st most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 8,179,064 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Cawthra live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 415 people, or 1 in 134,260. In England Cawthra is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 46 percent live, Greater London, where 9 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 7 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Cawthra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cawthra has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cawthra surname increased 131 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 3,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cawthra Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cawthra are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

The amount Cawthra earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.7% more than the national average, earning R 320,100 per year; in United States they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $45,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $46,588 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cawthray93392/
Cawthro860/
Cawthroy801/
Cawthrop800/
Kawtra7724/
Sawtra771/
Chowtra718/
Caswtro711/
Khawtra711/
Jawthrop670/
Chowthree637/
Kaftra628/
Saftra625/
Caftro624/
Kavtra622/
Cowtry620/
Kaibtra5715/
Cabtree578/
Sawtrey573/
Chaftri571/
Chowtri571/
Caftrey570/
Chowtroo5324/
Chavtroo538/
Keawtree531/
Chovthri531/
Chabtree530/

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Cawthra 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 Cawthra
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