Featherby Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Featherby Surname User-submission:

The Featherby surname comes from the English town Fearby.

Featherby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1931:288,69522,251
Australia1201:224,96421,387
United States321:11,326,842445,236
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Featherby Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Featherby surname comes from the English town Fearby.

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Featherby Last Name Facts

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

Featherby occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Featherby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 706,244th most frequent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Featherby are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 193 people, or 1 in 288,695. In England Featherby is most common in: Norfolk, where 26 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 16 percent live and Leicestershire, where 10 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Featherby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Featherby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Featherby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Featherby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 119.91% more than the national average, earning R 522,600 per year; in United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,360 USD per year and in Canada they earn 64.91% more than the national average, earning $81,932 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Featherbay956/
Fetherby945/
Fatherby940/
Featherbe89151/
Fetherbay8943/
Featherbee849/
Featherway842/
Fetherba821/
Faitherbe781/
Fetherbee780/
Fayetörbay6362/
Fayatorbay6317/
Fathairviz531/
Fetrve530/
Viterbi5082/
Viterbe503/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Featherby
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