Countryman Surname

81,646th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Countryman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the countryman,' out of the country, a peasant, a boor.

John Contreraan, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1586. Buried — Elizabeth Clifton, d. of William Clifton, cuntryman: St. Peter, Corahill.

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Countryman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,5271:65,5807,655
Canada2821:130,65813,594
Iran651:1,181,27051,307
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England41:13,929,515290,718
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1091:45,2835,239

Countryman (18) may also be a first name.

Countryman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the countryman,' out of the country, a peasant, a boor.

John Contreraan, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1586. Buried — Elizabeth Clifton, d. of William Clifton, cuntryman: St. Peter, Corahill.

There are three entries of a similar character on the same page.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Countryman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Countryman is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Countryman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 81,646th most numerous surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,225,415 people. The surname Countryman is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Countryman live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 18 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,527 people, or 1 in 65,580. In The United States Countryman is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Iran, where 1 percent reside.

Countryman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Countryman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Countryman last name grew 498 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Countryman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Countryman surname are 16.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.19% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Countryman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $44,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% less than the national average, earning $46,820 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Contryman95100/
Countrymann952/
Cuntryman951/
Countreyman950/
Countreman907/
Countrymon901/
Countriman900/
Countremann863/
Kuntryman840/
Cuntreman840/

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