Feaveryear Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Feaveryear Surname Definition:

This singular surname, which is of very unusual occurrence, and apparently almost limited to the eastern counties of England, is conjectured to be a corruption of the French Ferrier, the month February.

Feaveryear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Feaveryear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This singular surname, which is of very unusual occurrence, and apparently almost limited to the eastern counties of England, is conjectured to be a corruption of the French Ferrier, the month February.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Febvrier, Février; from the German, Fiebiger, Fieweger; personal name Richard Feverer in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Feaveryear Last Name Facts

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

Feaveryear is found most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feaveryear? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name Feaveryear occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Feaveryear live; 93 percent live in Northern Europe and 93 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England Feaveryear is most common in: Norfolk, where 64 percent reside and Essex, where 36 percent reside. Aside from England this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Feaveryear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Feaveryear has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feavearyear9566/
Feveryear9555/
Feaveryer954/
Feverero781/
Fevrar752/
Fevereiro74983/
Fevherero746/
Feveriere745/
Fevereira741/
Feverreira701/
Fevriere67106/
Feferyir672/
Feferyur672/
Feuferer671/
Feferrer671/

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