Fazackerley Surname

290,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fazackerley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fazakerley,' a township in the parish of Walton-on-the-hill, near Liverpool. The variant Phizackerley is found only, I believe, in the Furness district of North Lancashire.

Roger Fazakerley of Fazakerley, 1394: Baines' Lancashire.

Read More About This Surname

Fazackerley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9461:58,8997,031
Australia1661:162,62516,859
Canada821:449,33638,948
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Wales271:114,6128,773
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3281:74,3158,151
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Fazackerley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fazakerley,' a township in the parish of Walton-on-the-hill, near Liverpool. The variant Phizackerley is found only, I believe, in the Furness district of North Lancashire.

Roger Fazakerley of Fazakerley, 1394: Baines' Lancashire.

Nicholas Fazakerley, de Walton, 1600: Lancashire, and Cheshire Rec. Soc.

Robert Fazacreley, of West Derby, gent. 1631: ibid.

Robert Middleton, of Fazakerley, 1582: Wills at Chester.

Judith Fazakerley, of Walton, 1647: ibid. (1621-50).

1792. Buried — Lawrence Phezackerley, mariner: St. Mary, Ulverston.

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

(English) belonging to Fazakerley (Lancs) [the first element is doubtful: perh. for Northern English faws, a fox; and v. under Ackerley] Henry de Fasakerlegh, A.D. 1276.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Lancashire.

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

The Fazackerleys or Fazakerleys, who are at present at home in the Ormskirk district, have taken the name of a Lancashire township. Roger Fazakerley was mayor of Liverpool in 1530 (B. L.). Robert Fazakerley was a Lancashire Catholic of the early part of last century, whose estate was valued at £187 (B.). Nicholas Fazackerley represented Preston from 1735 - 1767 (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Fazackerley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fazackerley is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fazackerley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 290,533rd most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,529,246 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Fazackerley are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 946 people, or 1 in 58,899. In England Fazackerley is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 24 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 23 percent reside and Cheshire, where 9 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Fazackerley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fazackerley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fazackerley surname grew 288 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fazackerley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fazackerley surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered with the political party.

The amount Fazackerley earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 76.57% more than the national average, earning $76,188 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $51,091 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fazackerley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis