Erith Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Erith Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Erith, the Anglo-Saxon Eárhið = the Sea-Port [Old English eár, sea + hið, hyð, hythe, port]

Erith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1131:493,08031,588
France121:5,535,227269,324
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:264,95018,810
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Erith (567) may also be a first name.

Erith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Erith, the Anglo-Saxon Eárhið = the Sea-Port [Old English eár, sea + hið, hyð, hythe, port]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Kent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Erith Last Name Facts

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

Erith occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Erith? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,338,236th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 84 percent of Erith reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 72 percent reside in British Isles. Erith is also the 352,372nd most prevalent given name at a global level It is held by 567 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 493,080. In England Erith is mostly found in: Suffolk, where 31 percent reside, Essex, where 19 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Erith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Erith has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Erith surname rose 123 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Herith9196/
Erithe913/
Eurith911/
Esrith911/
Errith910/
Erit89848/
Eristhe8311/
Errieth831/
Earrith830/
Earieth830/
Heraith830/
Ereth80368/
Erait80319/
Ergit80136/
Erite80133/
Herit80122/
Gerit8085/
Eritt8066/
Arith8064/
Etrit8046/
Eurit8041/
Errit8041/
Eriot8033/
Erist8016/
Ehrit8016/
Orith805/
Oerit805/
Erhit804/
Aerit804/
Eruit803/
Eriet803/
Eroit801/
Irith800/
Heroithe771/
Harith735,504/
Hereth73778/
Gerrit73211/
Euritt73109/
Heriet73105/
Ehritt7388/
Ehreth7379/
Etroit7379/
Herist7374/
Eriste7368/
Erhite7358/
Herrit7354/
Erritt7343/
Hearit7339/
Eraite7332/
Haerit7327/
Heritt7322/
Gereit7322/
Hereit7321/
Gergit7321/
Ereuth7314/
Erreth7313/
Arieth7313/
Orrith7312/
Errait7311/
Herait738/
Geriot738/
Eareth735/
Errist734/
Herzit734/
Herite732/
Eirait732/
Etreit732/
Heroit731/
Heurit731/
Ehrhit731/
Eyrgit731/
Eurrit731/
Eruitt731/
Eredth731/
Gehrit731/
Geritt731/
Gerait731/
Ehrite731/
Hirith731/
Irithe731/
Geroit731/
Ereite731/
Eerait731/
Heruit731/
Orieth731/
Aarith731/
Eruite731/
Ehriet730/
Ericht730/
Eriett730/
Araith730/
Eritte730/
Heridt730/
Erriot730/
Ereath730/
Orit672,502/
Arit671,904/
Eret671,206/
Herritt67704/
Hergeth67342/
Ehricht67251/
Hiereth67203/
Herreth6775/
Irit6771/
Heuritt6766/
Hoereth6763/
Erid6758/
Gerritt6748/
Hetroit6735/
Heireth6723/
Heareth6720/
Harrith6716/
Heriott6711/
Heriszt679/
Hericht678/
Herzeth676/
Hearitt674/
Yrit674/
Heritte672/
Herriet671/
Hesreth671/
Girrith671/
Haraith671/
Arrieth671/
Herrite671/
Heruitz671/
Haarith671/
Erysthe671/
Erruitz671/
Heuriët671/
Ereiste671/
Eryt671/
Jrit671/
Heetrit671/
Heiritt670/
Gereeth670/
Heroitt670/
Ehrritt670/
Heeriot670/
Hereitt670/
Hearrit670/
Ehreath670/
Herrist670/
Heristz670/

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