Fathers Surname

295,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Fathers Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the father.' The s is patronymic as in Williams, Jones, Tompkins, &c. It is curious to notice that three counties close to one another supply my early instances; compare the Yorkshire Barnfather.

Amald le Fader, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Fathers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8001:69,6488,035
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Canada961:383,80834,152
United States521:6,970,364322,914
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Wales191:162,87011,152
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4051:60,1867,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Fathers (54) may also be a first name.

Fathers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the father.' The s is patronymic as in Williams, Jones, Tompkins, &c. It is curious to notice that three counties close to one another supply my early instances; compare the Yorkshire Barnfather.

Amald le Fader, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard le Fader, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Fader, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1786. Married — George Woods and Ann Fathers: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English or Scandinavian) the genit. of Father, a nickname, also (Fæder), an Anglo-Saxon pers. name [Middle English fader, Old English fæder = Old Norse faðir]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Or Fethers, from Le Feutrier. Reinfrid and Osmund le Feutrier of Normandy 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Walter le Feuteror c. 1272 in England (Rotuli Hundredorum), and Isabella le Fetor.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Old Norse, Fjöder, Valði (?); from the Dutch, Vader; from the German, Vater; in the Domesday Book, Fader; a personal name.

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

Fathers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fathers is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fathers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fathers is the 295,000th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 5,636,153 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Fathers live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 54 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 800 people, or 1 in 69,648. In England Fathers is most frequent in: Oxfordshire, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Warwickshire, where 10 percent live. Aside from England this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Fathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fathers has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 168 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fathers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fathers surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

The amount Fathers earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 169.8% more than the national average, earning $116,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $52,991 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feathers933,724/
Faters926/
Fausthers885/
Featherst881/
Faitherse880/
Fethers86243/
Fasters8625/
Fothers863/
Featers862/
Fatters860/
Fatherce802/
Fausters801/
Foethers801/
Feuthers801/
Feasters800/
Featters800/
Feathersová781/
Vaters77875/
Feters777/
Fatars771/
Vauthiers7515/
Fetters715,507/
Vauters71151/
Fosters7149/
Feiters719/
Feeters717/
Fetiers712/
Vethers711/
Vahters711/
Vatters711/
Feuters711/
Fotters710/
Fousters674/
Vautters671/
Fosterss671/
Feetters671/
Fettiers670/

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