Fearnehough Surname

930,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fearnehough Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fearnehough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2181:255,58720,554
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France41:16,605,680368,153
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037

Fearnehough Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fearnehough has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fearnehough? popularity and diffusion

Fearnehough is the 930,678th most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 25,751,046 people. The last name Fearnehough is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Fearnehough live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 218 people, or 1 in 255,587. In England it is most common in: South Yorkshire, where 22 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 22 percent reside and Merseyside, where 21 percent reside. Other than England this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Fearnehough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fearnehough has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fearnehough last name increased 263 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fearnehough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fearnehough last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Fearnehough earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $43,677 USD per year.

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Fearnehough Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Fearnehough
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