Cawthray Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Cawthray Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawthray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:339,74424,836
Australia951:284,16525,304
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Wales431:71,9666,223
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067

Cawthray Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cawthray occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawthray? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 737,137th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Cawthray are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 339,744. In England Cawthray is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 46 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 12 percent live. Beside England Cawthray occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Cawthray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cawthray has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Cawthray surname rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cawthray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cawthray last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cawthray earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.52% more than the national average, earning $53,727 USD per year and in Canada they earn 42.59% more than the national average, earning $70,845 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cawthraye940/
Cawthra93891/
Cawthroy881/
Kawtra7124/
Sawtry712/
Sawtra711/
Cowtry710/
Chowtra678/
Sawtrey673/
Khawtra671/
Caftrey670/
Chowthree597/
Kaftra578/
Saftra575/
Sawtri573/
Saftry572/
Kavtra572/
Kaibtra5315/
Cabtree538/
Sowthri535/
Chaftri531/
Chowtri531/
Coftrey530/
Sawtree530/
Kaewtree50535/
Chovthri501/
Keawtree501/
Saywtreh501/
Chabtree500/

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Cawthray 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 Cawthray
  • 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