Etherington Surname

58,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,654 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Etherington Surname Definition:

(English) 1 belonging to Etherington or Atherington = (prob.) the Estate of the Æthred Family [A.-Sax*Æthredinga- tún— Æthred, a contraction of Æthelred = noble counsel; -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, manor, &c.] 2 There has perh.

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Etherington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,5321:12,2941,810
United States1,6171:224,15521,698
Australia1,0611:25,4443,461
Canada8251:44,6615,502
New Zealand1371:33,0535,740
Scotland1051:50,9894,384
South Africa991:547,25043,124
Wales711:43,5854,199
France551:1,207,686126,065
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Isle of Man241:3,576767
Spain191:2,460,63358,585
Ireland121:392,41215,634
Gibraltar101:3,395741
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominica11:75,891912
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2401:10,8821,667
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Etherington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 belonging to Etherington or Atherington = (prob.) the Estate of the Æthred Family [A.-Sax*Æthredinga- tún— Æthred, a contraction of Æthelred = noble counsel; -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, manor, &c.] 2 There has perh. been some confusion with Hetherington, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Atherington; a location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Etherington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Etherington occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Etherington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 58,429th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 842,101 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Etherington are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 4,532 people, or 1 in 12,294. In England Etherington is mostly found in: Greater London, where 10 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside and Hampshire, where 6 percent reside. Not including England Etherington occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Etherington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Etherington has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Etherington surname grew 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,017 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 656 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 7,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 133 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Etherington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Etherington last name is principally Methodist (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Etherington surname are 24.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.82% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Etherington earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.82% less than the national average, earning R 235,680 per year; in United States they earn 14.03% more than the national average, earning $49,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.59% more than the national average, earning $56,932 CAD per year.

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Etherington Reference & Research

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