Feathers Surname

122,698th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Feathers Surname Definition:

A Fifeshire surname of local origin from Fetters in the parish of Leuchars. The s is English plural.

Feathers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4421:105,30511,569
England1361:409,69228,019
Northern Ireland551:33,5463,341
Israel221:388,98331,283
Wales151:206,30213,003
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
Scotland221:170,1466,794
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4421:113,61711,247

Feathers (60) may also be a first name.

Feathers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Fifeshire surname of local origin from Fetters in the parish of Leuchars. The s is English plural.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Feathers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feathers occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Feathers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 122,698th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,956,914 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Feathers are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 60 people.

This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,442 people, or 1 in 105,305. In The United States Feathers is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside, Tennessee, where 13 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Feathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Feathers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Feathers last name increased 779 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feathers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Feathers surname is principally Anglican (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Feathers surname are 26.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.13% registered with the political party.

Feathers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.51% less than the national average, earning $39,476 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Featherst941/
Fathers931,293/
Fethers93243/
Featers932/
Foethers881/
Feuthers881/
Feasters880/
Featters880/
Feters867/
Faters866/
Feathersová841/
Fausthers825/
Faitherse820/
Fetters805,507/
Festers80214/
Fasters8025/
Feiters809/
Feeters807/
Fetiers802/
Fieters802/
Vethers801/
Feuters801/
Fatters800/
Fithers800/
Feeterse7513/
Festerse753/
Fatherce752/
Fausters751/
Fiatters751/
Feetters751/
Viethers750/
Fettiers750/
Vaters71875/
Veters7189/
Vauthiers7115/
Fiters718/
Fatars711/
Feitrs711/
Fettrs710/
Vetters671,479/
Fitters67341/
Vjaters67161/
Vauters67151/
Veeters6711/
Fettersová6710/
Viaters674/
Vehters673/
Fisters672/
Pheters671/
Fitgers671/
Vatters671/
Vahters671/
Fettors670/
Veators670/

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