Fearnhead Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fearnhead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fearnhead,' a township in the parish of Warrington, Lancashire.

Grace Fearnhead, of Fearnhead, 1613: Wills at Chester.

Peter Feamhead, of High Leigh, 1596: ibid.

Richard Fearnhead, of Fearnhead, Lancashire, yeoman, 1604: ibid.

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Fearnhead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2961:188,23716,748
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
France111:6,038,429280,838
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Wales101:309,45316,869
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592

Fearnhead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Fearnhead,' a township in the parish of Warrington, Lancashire.

Grace Fearnhead, of Fearnhead, 1613: Wills at Chester.

Peter Feamhead, of High Leigh, 1596: ibid.

Richard Fearnhead, of Fearnhead, Lancashire, yeoman, 1604: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller at the Fern- Head(land [Old English fearn, fern + heáfod, head, high ground]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Lancashire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

A township in Lancashire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

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

Fearnhead Last Name Facts

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

Fearnhead is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fearnhead? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 763,307th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. Fearnhead is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Fearnhead reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 296 people, or 1 in 188,237. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 44 percent reside, Lancashire, where 11 percent reside and Merseyside, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England Fearnhead is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Fearnhead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fearnhead has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fearnhead last name increased 287 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fearnhead Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Fearnhead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.22% more than the national average, earning R 340,344 per year and in United States they earn 196.36% more than the national average, earning $127,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Fernhead945/
Farnhead940/
Farnhad88120/
Fernhed8818/
Farnejad8242/
Fernehed821/
Fearne80329/
Farnad80213/
Fernea80182/
Farned80119/
Farnea8098/
Fernad8010/
Farnha803/
Farnnejad781/
Fajrnejad781/
Farnaud75264/
Fernaud75111/
Ferneha7587/
Fearney7562/
Farneah754/
Farneha754/
Farnedz753/
Fernads751/
Fernedz751/
Fernnea751/
Farnads751/
Varnhed751/
Fernhas751/
Fearnes750/
Fernaid750/
Foernhe750/
Farrnad750/
Farne712,395/
Ferne71604/
Ferna71363/
Farna71126/
Fearnett7172/
Fernnads711/
Farehena711/
Farnahaj711/
Farneyaz711/
Farnahue710/
Fernhoue710/
Farnhaus710/
Fehrnads710/
Farnhass710/
Farzinnejad7012/
Ferner673,144/
Farner673,079/
Farney672,259/
Fernie672,207/
Farnes671,563/
Farnaz671,542/
Fernau671,323/
Fernet671,089/
Fernez67884/
Ferney67656/
Fernee67365/
Farnas67364/
Farnet67247/
Farnie67195/
Fernes67181/
Fernat67158/
Farnga67115/
Fernas6764/
Fernay6748/
Faerna6748/
Farnay6734/
Varnad6729/
Farnau6725/
Farnat6722/
Farnaj6721/
Farnap6720/
Fernaz6720/
Farnez6719/
Fernye6718/
Farnah6717/
Frenhe6717/
Farzna6713/
Fahrne6711/
Farhna678/
Vernad677/
Frenha676/
Fairne676/
Fernah674/
Fernée673/
Faarne672/
Fernaj672/
Varnea672/
Vernhe672/
Fernna672/
Farnee671/
Ferneu671/
Fayrne671/
Fairna671/
Farnai671/
Fearny671/
Farneu671/
Ferneh671/
Fargne671/
Fearni671/
Farnei671/
Verned671/
Farnaś671/
Farnaş671/
Farnne671/
Fierna671/
Fernei671/
Firnad671/
Fernge671/
Fernae671/
Fernoe671/
Farnoe670/
Ferrne670/
Farrne670/

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