Etherton Surname

132,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Etherton Surname Definition:

= Atherton, q.v.

Etherton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3801:152,29415,639
England4611:120,86312,230
Australia4231:63,8207,653
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:136,94012,480
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4921:102,07010,330

Etherton (34) may also be a first name.

Etherton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Atherton, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in England (Etherington).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Etherton Last Name Facts

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

Etherton occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Etherton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Etherton? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 132,555th most frequently used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,140,248 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Etherton reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Etherton is also the 1,775,424th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 34 people.

Etherton is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,380 people, or 1 in 152,294. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 15 percent live, Kentucky, where 10 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Etherton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Etherton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 484 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 259 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 43 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Etherton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Etherton last name are 24.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Etherton earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.23% less than the national average, earning R 194,328 per year; in United States they earn 1.08% less than the national average, earning $42,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning $51,694 CAD per year.

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