Cawthrow Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Cawthrow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cawthrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:784,76142,668
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Cawthrow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cawthrow occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cawthrow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most prevalent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Cawthrow is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Cawthrow reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 99 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England it is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 89 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 6 percent reside and Lancashire, where 1 percent reside. Excluding England it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Cawthrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cawthrow has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 645 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cathrow9353/
Cawtrow931/
Cawthraw8859/
Cawthrov881/
Cathrew8049/
Kathrow805/
Cothrow800/
Gathirow751/
Gaathrow750/
Guthrow6748/
Gothrow6734/
Zaftrow671/
Kithrow670/
Gethrow670/
Gouthrow631/
Keythrow630/
Kavtrov5315/
Kavtrova5024/
Zavtrova503/
Guthriew500/

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Cawthrow 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 Cawthrow
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