Fallow Surname

405,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fallow Surname Definition:

The Scottish form of Fellow.

Fallow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Canada1491:247,28623,510
England1451:384,26226,878
New Zealand1321:34,3055,926
Scotland771:69,5305,379
Australia741:364,80730,412
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1591:153,30413,459
Scotland491:76,3924,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Fallow (136) may also be a first name.

Fallow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The Scottish form of Fellow.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fallow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fallow is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fallow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 405,848th most frequent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,444,433 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Fallow reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fallow is also the 794,286th most common first name in the world, held by 136 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 1,421,408. In The United States Fallow is most frequent in: California, where 14 percent reside, South Carolina, where 9 percent reside and Oregon, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States Fallow occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Fallow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fallow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fallow last name grew 220 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fallow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Fallow surname are 16.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Fallow earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.92% more than the national average, earning $55,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.1% less than the national average, earning $46,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fallowe928/
Falow91125/
Fallhowe863/
Feallows860/
Fallaw83704/
Follow83459/
Vallow83305/
Falowa837/
Fallov836/
Falowe834/
Failow831/
Falows830/
Faloow830/
Fallova7723/
Failows775/
Faehlow771/
Fhellow771/
Fauslow770/
Falov73105/
Falów7354/
Felow7330/
Falaw738/
Valow734/
Falof733/
Fehlow67263/
Falova67138/
Falyov67121/
Falauw6755/
Folowa6746/
Folowe6722/
Faylov6719/
Failov6717/
Falhof6716/
Feelow6711/
Feylow674/
Vallov674/
Fallab673/
Fallaf673/
Falgov672/
Phalow671/
Fuilow671/
Folows671/
Falouf671/
Fatlaw671/
Falawe671/
Fallioffe671/
Foulow671/
Felhow671/
Vaulow670/
Vollow670/
Vallaw670/

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