Cawthraw Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Cawthraw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawthraw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:977,51048,999
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523

Cawthraw Last Name Facts

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

Cawthraw is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawthraw? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,506,728th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The last name Cawthraw is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Cawthraw live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 977,510. In England Cawthraw is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 40 percent live, East Sussex, where 18 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 16 percent live. Not including England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Jersey, where 2 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Cawthraw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cawthraw has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 335 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cawthrow8878/
Cathrow8053/
Cathrew8049/
Cawtrow801/
Cawthrov751/
Kathrow675/
Cothrow670/
Gathirow631/
Gaathrow630/
Guthrow5348/
Gothrow5334/
Kithrow530/
Gethrow530/
Kavtrova5024/
Zavtrova503/
Gouthrow501/
Keythrow500/
Guthriew500/

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Cawthraw 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 Cawthraw
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