Faught Surname

97,098th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,892 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Faught Surname Definition:

From the Swedish, Vought, Fought; from the German, Fauth; a personal name.

Faught Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4361:81,7099,291
South Africa2181:248,52225,292
Canada2091:176,29517,615
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6611:75,9748,073

Faught Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Swedish, Vought, Fought; from the German, Fauth; a personal name.

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

Faught Last Name Facts

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

The surname Faught is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Faught? popularity and diffusion

The surname Faught is the 97,098th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,489,686 people. The last name Faught is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Faught reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 4,436 people, or 1 in 81,709. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 17 percent reside, Nevada, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States Faught is found in 14 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Faught Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Faught has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Faught surname expanded 671 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Faught Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Faught surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Faught last name are 15.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.41% being registered with the party.

The amount Faught earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.78% more than the national average, earning R 320,292 per year; in United States they earn 1.91% less than the national average, earning $42,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% more than the national average, earning $52,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Faunght921/
Pfaught921/
Fught913/
Faght910/
Vaught8312,311/
Fought831,838/
Faight8370/
Feught8310/
Fughte831/
Faughd831/
Foughts770/
Foght73315/
Vught73115/
Fughs737/
Vaght733/
Fugch732/
Faghs731/
Fageeh671,716/
Feight67816/
Foight6788/
Foughe6751/
Faiget6728/
Vaight678/
Vaughh675/
Fieght672/
Vayght671/
Fooght671/
Faighe670/
Vaaght670/

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