Fathers Surname
Approximately 1,293 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameFathers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 800 | 1:69,648 | 8,035 |
| Australia | 191 | 1:141,339 | 15,185 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 14 | 1:316,419 | 12,423 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 405 | 1:60,186 | 7,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
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.
(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]
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.
From the Old Norse, Fjöder, Valði (?); from the Dutch, Vader; from the German, Vater; in the Domesday Book, Fader; a personal name.
Fathers Demographics
Average Fathers Salary in
United States
$116,417 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fathers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fathers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fathers is found most in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fathers? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 295,000th most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,636,153 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Fathers live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles. Fathers is also the 1,350,955th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 54 people.
The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 800 people, or 1 in 69,648. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Oxfordshire, where 14 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Warwickshire, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name 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 occurrence of Fathers has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 168 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Fathers Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feathers | 93 | 3,724 | / |
| Faters | 92 | 6 | / |
| Fausthers | 88 | 5 | / |
| Featherst | 88 | 1 | / |
| Faitherse | 88 | 0 | / |
| Fethers | 86 | 243 | / |
| Fasters | 86 | 25 | / |
| Fothers | 86 | 3 | / |
| Featers | 86 | 2 | / |
| Fatters | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fatherce | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fausters | 80 | 1 | / |
| Foethers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feuthers | 80 | 1 | / |
| Feasters | 80 | 0 | / |
| Featters | 80 | 0 | / |
| Feathersová | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vaters | 77 | 875 | / |
| Feters | 77 | 7 | / |
| Fatars | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vauthiers | 75 | 15 | / |
| Fetters | 71 | 5,507 | / |
| Vauters | 71 | 151 | / |
| Fosters | 71 | 49 | / |
| Feiters | 71 | 9 | / |
| Feeters | 71 | 7 | / |
| Fetiers | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vethers | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vahters | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vatters | 71 | 1 | / |
| Feuters | 71 | 1 | / |
| Fotters | 71 | 0 | / |
| Fousters | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vautters | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fosterss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feetters | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fettiers | 67 | 0 | / |
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