Feavyour Surname

3,602,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Feavyour Surname Definition:

A curious surname peculiar to Norfolk and Suffolk.

'In 1622 it (i.e. Street Hall) was conveyed to Talbot Pepys, Esq., and Richard Feveryere, gent.': History of Norfolk.

Feavyour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:2,143,00282,017
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Feavyour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A curious surname peculiar to Norfolk and Suffolk.

'In 1622 it (i.e. Street Hall) was conveyed to Talbot Pepys, Esq., and Richard Feveryere, gent.': History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Feavyour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Feavyour occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Feavyour click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Feavyour? popularity and diffusion

The last name Feavyour is the 3,602,217th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Feavyour are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in British Isles.

Feavyour is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 2,143,002. In England it is most frequent in: Norfolk, where 35 percent are found, Suffolk, where 35 percent are found and Shropshire, where 15 percent are found. Other than England Feavyour exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Feavyour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Feavyour has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Feavyour surname expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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