Earth Surname
Approximately 130 people bear this surname
Earth Surname Definition:
From St. Erth, formerly St. Earth, a parish in Penwith Hundred co. Cornwall; or corrupted from the surname Earith; from Erith co. Kent.
Earth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34 | 1:1,477,020 | 79,266 |
Earth (340) may also be a first name.
Earth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From St. Erth, formerly St. Earth, a parish in Penwith Hundred co. Cornwall; or corrupted from the surname Earith; from Erith co. Kent.
Earth Demographics
Average Male Earth Height
174.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Earth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Earth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Earth occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Earth? popularity and diffusion
The last name Earth is the 1,573,888th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Earth live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 473,685th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 340 people.
The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 126 people, or 1 in 442,207. In England it is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 86 percent are found, Dorset, where 5 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 3 percent are found. Excluding England it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.
Earth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Earth has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Earth surname grew 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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