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 has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Feathers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feathers? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,698th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,956,914 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Feathers live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Feathers is also the 1,270,172nd most frequently used forename globally It is held by 60 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,442 people, or 1 in 105,305. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent reside, Tennessee, where 13 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Feathers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Feathers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 779 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feathers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Feathers last name is primarily Anglican (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Feathers last name are 26.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.13% being registered to vote for 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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