Faithful Surname
Approximately 1,151 people bear this surname
Faithful Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the faithful.' Soon after the Reformation Faithful became a baptismal name, rivalling Thankful among the Puritans. It is still in use in Devon and Cornwall.
'Faithful Teate, minister at Sudbury, Suffolk': Sibbes' Works.
Read More About This SurnameFaithful Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 348 | 1:220,639 | 17,321 |
| England | 162 | 1:343,939 | 25,007 |
| United States | 159 | 1:2,279,616 | 142,122 |
| Australia | 128 | 1:210,904 | 20,401 |
| Nigeria | 109 | 1:1,625,163 | 60,488 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| New Zealand | 72 | 1:62,893 | 9,679 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 251 | 1:97,113 | 9,892 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:130,701 | 5,289 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 71 | 1:707,305 | 45,577 |
Faithful (2,512) may also be a first name.
Faithful Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the faithful.' Soon after the Reformation Faithful became a baptismal name, rivalling Thankful among the Puritans. It is still in use in Devon and Cornwall.
'Faithful Teate, minister at Sudbury, Suffolk': Sibbes' Works.
1640. Baptised — Benjamin, son of Faithful Bishop: St. Columb Major.
1713. Buried — Mary, d. Faithfull and Joan Cock: ibid.
In the Cornwall Directory I find at Newquay, in the parish of St. Columb Major, the name of' Faithful Veal, shoemaker.' Thus for 250 years this title has been fontal in that ancient parish. As seen above it was applied to both sexes. Bunyan gave the name to the martyr of Vanity Fair:
'Sing, Faithful, sing, and let thy name survive.
For though they killed thee, thou art yet alive.'
This is strictly true even from a directory point of view.
(Anglo-French-Latin + English) [Middle English feithful, faythful—O.French feid, fei (French foi), Latin fides, faith; Old English full]
Loyal, trustworthy.
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Faithful Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Faithful Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Faithful is most common in Iran. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Faithful? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 323,810th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,331,491 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 31 percent of Faithful are found; 30 percent are found in South Asia and 30 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 147,220th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,512 people.
Faithful is most commonly held in Iran, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 220,639. In Iran it is most frequent in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 27 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 14 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Iran it is found in 37 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Faithful Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Faithful has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Faithful Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Faithful last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.
The amount Faithful earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.74% more than the national average, earning R 353,460 per year; in United States they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $49,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.99% less than the national average, earning $38,759 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faithfull | 94 | 1,843 | / |
| Faitful | 93 | 1 | / |
| Faihful | 93 | 1 | / |
| Fathful | 93 | 1 | / |
| Faithfulhe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Faihtful | 88 | 1 | / |
| Faiful | 86 | 2 | / |
| Faiphul | 80 | 1 | / |
| Faful | 77 | 32 | / |
| Fafaul | 71 | 27 | / |
| Fafule | 71 | 6 | / |
| Fafoul | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vaiful | 71 | 3 | / |
| Fasfule | 67 | 7 | / |
| Faiphol | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fafoule | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fissfull | 63 | 1 | / |
| Fechfule | 63 | 1 | / |
| Fifol | 62 | 2 | / |
| Fafol | 62 | 1 | / |
| Viful | 62 | 1 | / |
| Fytfulova | 59 | 2 | / |
| Fetfulova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Fefoul | 57 | 2 | / |
| Phaful | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vafaul | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vayful | 57 | 1 | / |
| Fefule | 57 | 1 | / |
| Vauful | 57 | 0 | / |
| Phaphul | 53 | 38 | / |
| Phatphol | 50 | 5 | / |
| Phitphol | 50 | 3 | / |
| Fouphoul | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phaiphol | 50 | 1 | / |
| Phetphul | 50 | 1 | / |
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