Fearon Surname
Approximately 13,204 people bear this surname
Fearon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the feron,' probably a smith. The feminine form, infra, presents no difficulty, as strong men's work is found frequently represented in the Hundred Rolls, &c. The name is derived by M. de Greville (v.
Read More About This SurnameFearon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaica | 3,535 | 1:812 | 151 |
| England | 3,401 | 1:16,383 | 2,382 |
| United States | 2,614 | 1:138,661 | 14,460 |
| Ghana | 970 | 1:27,856 | 3,309 |
| Canada | 793 | 1:46,464 | 5,701 |
| Northern Ireland | 556 | 1:3,318 | 656 |
| Ireland | 361 | 1:13,044 | 1,560 |
| Australia | 300 | 1:89,986 | 10,337 |
| Scotland | 180 | 1:29,743 | 3,095 |
| New Zealand | 135 | 1:33,543 | 5,806 |
| Panama | 65 | 1:60,189 | 2,750 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Cayman Islands | 22 | 1:2,904 | 371 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| South Africa | 19 | 1:2,851,458 | 109,033 |
| Honduras | 19 | 1:464,023 | 3,299 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 9 | 1:11,019 | 1,084 |
| Uruguay | 9 | 1:381,306 | 22,825 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1:17,164 | 627 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 673 | 1:6,582 | 1,044 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 703 | 1:34,673 | 4,541 |
| Scotland | 45 | 1:83,183 | 4,503 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 207 | 1:242,602 | 20,235 |
Fearon (109) may also be a first name.
Fearon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the feron,' probably a smith. The feminine form, infra, presents no difficulty, as strong men's work is found frequently represented in the Hundred Rolls, &c. The name is derived by M. de Greville (v. Lower's Patronymica Britannica) from some kindred word to farrier; v. Ferrer.
Alan de Feron, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Stephen le Feron, London, ibid.
Henry le Feron, London, ibid.
Margery le Feron. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.
(Anglo-French-Latin) Iron-Worker, Farrier [Old French feron, fieron, ferron; from Latin ferr-um, iron: cp. mod. French ferron, ‘dealer in bar-iron’] Henry le Feron.—Hundred Rolls
Ó Fearáin A sept of Oriel (Armagh etc.) MIF 103
Ó Fearáin A sept of Oriel (Armagh etc.) MIF 103
Feron, anciently Le Feron. Le Feyron, (H.R.) A name still well known in Normandy: derived by M. de Gerville from the same source as Ferrier-viz., from fer, ferrum-a worker in iron. Mem. Soc. Ant. Norman, 1844. There are horse-shoes in the arms of one family of this name.
N. Feron of Normandy 1180, Geoffry, John, Odo, Richard, Robert, Roger, Sulpice, and William Feron 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Geoffry and Roger Ferun of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From Fearn; a location name in Forfar. Or from the Dutch, Ferron; A. Féron; a personal name.
Fearon Demographics
Average Male Fearon Height
177.66 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Fearon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fearon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fearon is carried by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Fearon.
How Common Is The Last Name Fearon? popularity and diffusion
The last name Fearon is the 39,748th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 551,920 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Fearon are found; 35 percent are found in Northern Europe and 34 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 900,062nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 109 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Jamaica, where it is borne by 3,535 people, or 1 in 812. In Jamaica Fearon is mostly found in: Middlesex County, where 70 percent reside, Surrey County, where 21 percent reside and Cornwall County, where 9 percent reside. Other than Jamaica this last name is found in 63 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Fearon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fearon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fearon last name increased 484 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,263 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 46 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fearon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fearon surname are 8.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.21% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fearon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.84% less than the national average, earning R 19,392 per year; in United States they earn 6.1% more than the national average, earning $45,783 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $54,748 CAD per year.
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