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 Earth Salary in
England
£21,863
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Earth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Earth Come From? nationality or country of origin
Earth is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Earth click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Earth? popularity and diffusion
The last name Earth is the 1,573,888th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 56,058,046 people. The surname Earth is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Earth are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 473,685th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 340 people.
This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 126 people, or 1 in 442,207. In England it is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 86 percent reside, Dorset, where 5 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 3 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Thailand, where 2 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Earth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Earth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 1,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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