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 more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Faithful? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 323,810th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,331,491 people. The last name Faithful occurs mostly in Asia, where 31 percent of Faithful live; 30 percent live in South Asia and 30 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 147,220th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,512 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 348 people, or 1 in 220,639. In Iran it is most numerous in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 27 percent live, Isfahan Province, where 14 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 14 percent live. Other than Iran this last name exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.
Faithful Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Faithful has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Faithful last name contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 224 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Faithful Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Faithful surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the 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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