Featherstone Surname
Approximately 12,739 people bear this surname
Featherstone Surname Definition:
(English or A.-Scand.) belonging to Featherstone = Feader’s, Feaðer's or FEoðER’s Stone (Castle, or perh. Boundary- Mark) [Old English stán = Old Norse steinn] The Staffs Featherstone was Feoðer(e)- stan in the 10th cent. The Yorks parish occurs as Fetherstan in the 14th cent.
Read More About This SurnameFeatherstone Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5,191 | 1:10,734 | 1,590 |
| United States | 4,462 | 1:81,232 | 9,234 |
| Australia | 977 | 1:27,631 | 3,752 |
| Canada | 943 | 1:39,073 | 4,899 |
| South Africa | 301 | 1:179,992 | 19,765 |
| New Zealand | 269 | 1:16,834 | 2,941 |
| Wales | 104 | 1:29,755 | 3,038 |
| Thailand | 97 | 1:728,230 | 119,953 |
| Scotland | 95 | 1:56,356 | 4,696 |
| Ireland | 62 | 1:75,951 | 4,602 |
| Northern Ireland | 50 | 1:36,901 | 3,535 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Isle of Man | 17 | 1:5,048 | 1,065 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Guyana | 15 | 1:50,815 | 4,586 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,659 | 1:9,167 | 1,371 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:101,168 | 5,037 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 574 | 1:87,489 | 9,073 |
Featherstone (19) may also be a first name.
Featherstone Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English or A.-Scand.) belonging to Featherstone = Feader’s, Feaðer's or FEoðER’s Stone (Castle, or perh. Boundary- Mark) [Old English stán = Old Norse steinn] The Staffs Featherstone was Feoðer(e)- stan in the 10th cent. The Yorks parish occurs as Fetherstan in the 14th cent.
Feader or Feaðer (cp. Old English fæder = Old Norse faðir, ‘father’) was the name of a retainer of Harðaknut who was murdered at Worcester in 1041.
See the note under the next name.
(English) One who came from Featherstone (a tetralith, i.e., three upright stones and a headstone), the name of places in Northumberland and Yorkshire.
A location name in Yorkshire.
The Featherstones have been for ages one of the principal Weardale clans (Denham's "Slogans of the North").
Featherstone is the name of parishes and townships in Yorkshire, Northumberland, and Staffordshire.
Featherstone Demographics
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Featherstone Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Featherstone Come From? nationality or country of origin
Featherstone is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Featherstone? popularity and diffusion
The surname Featherstone is the 41,056th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 572,066 people. The surname Featherstone is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Featherstone are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 44 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently used first name globally It is held by 19 people.
It is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 5,191 people, or 1 in 10,734. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 10 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 7 percent live and Durham, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Featherstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Featherstone has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 777 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,486 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 270 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Featherstone Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Featherstone last name is predominantly Catholic (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States Featherstone are 12.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.9% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Featherstone earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 23.2% more than the national average, earning R 292,764 per year; in United States they earn 0.11% less than the national average, earning $43,103 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.35% more than the national average, earning $53,337 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherston | 96 | 4,930 | / |
| Fetherstone | 96 | 60 | / |
| Featerstone | 96 | 3 | / |
| Fatherstone | 96 | 3 | / |
| Featherstonn | 92 | 2 | / |
| Featherstona | 92 | 2 | / |
| Feahterstone | 92 | 1 | / |
| Featherrston | 92 | 1 | / |
| Featherstond | 92 | 0 | / |
| Featherstonh | 92 | 0 | / |
| Fetherston | 91 | 1,469 | / |
| Fatherston | 91 | 1 | / |
| Feathrston | 91 | 1 | / |
| Featherstonii | 88 | 1 | / |
| Featehrston | 87 | 3 | / |
| Faatherston | 87 | 1 | / |
| Fehtherston | 87 | 1 | / |
| Festherston | 87 | 0 | / |
| Fetherstonh | 87 | 0 | / |
| Feterston | 86 | 6 | / |
| Fethrston | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fetherstom | 82 | 1 | / |
| Fetherstan | 82 | 0 | / |
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Featherstone Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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