Featherstonehaugh Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Monaco

Featherstonehaugh Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Featherstonehaugh (Northumberland) [v. under Featherstone, and + Northern English and Scot, haugh, halgh, a river-side meadow, also a hillock; Old English halc, h(e)alh, a corner, slope] Featherstone Castle was built by the Featherstonehaughs, a family resident here from time immemorial.

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Featherstonehaugh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560

Featherstonehaugh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Featherstonehaugh (Northumberland) [v. under Featherstone, and + Northern English and Scot, haugh, halgh, a river-side meadow, also a hillock; Old English halc, h(e)alh, a corner, slope] Featherstone Castle was built by the Featherstonehaughs, a family resident here from time immemorial.—Nat Gaz., sub nomine Featherstone, Northumberland.

The surname occurred as Feather-stonehalgh in Newcastle-on-Tyne as late as the eighteenth cent.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Featherstones have been for ages one of the principal Weardale clans (Denham's "Slogans of the North").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Featherstone is the name of parishes and townships in Yorkshire, Northumberland, and Staffordshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Featherstonehaugh Last Name Facts

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

Featherstonehaugh is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Featherstonehaugh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Featherstonehaugh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Featherstonehaugh live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

Featherstonehaugh is most widespread in Scotland, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 446,151. In Scotland it is most common in: Midlothian, where 50 percent are found, East Ayrshire, where 25 percent are found and City of Edinburgh, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Scotland this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and England, where 25 percent are found.

Featherstonehaugh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Featherstonehaugh has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Featherstonehaugh last name contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Featherstonehaugh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Featherstonehaugh earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 4.16% less than the national average, earning R 227,760 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Featherstonhaugh9778/
Fetherstonehaugh971/
Fetherstonhaugh94491/
Featherstonhaug941/
Featherstonehau941/
Featherstonehough940/
Featherstonhough910/

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Featherstonehaugh Reference & Research

Featherstone One-name Study - A profile of the Featherstone surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Featherstone FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Featherstone FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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