Fehn Surname

131,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liberia

Fehn Surname Definition:

(1) From Fearn in Rossshire. Sir Andrew Ferae was one of the chaplains of the cathedral church of Dornoch in 1512, Sir Robert Fern or Ferne was curate of Golspie in 1546, and curate of Kylmalie in the same year (OPS., II, p. 623,648, 649) and Sir John Ferne, who was presented to the chaplainry of Tain in 1517, is mentioned again in 1543 as Sir John Farny (RMS.

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Fehn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,1761:36,9974,902
United States8211:441,48537,938
Liberia2051:21,5052,138
Norway911:56,5098,100
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
Austria201:425,77243,235
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Fehn (14) may also be a first name.

Fehn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) From Fearn in Rossshire. Sir Andrew Ferae was one of the chaplains of the cathedral church of Dornoch in 1512, Sir Robert Fern or Ferne was curate of Golspie in 1546, and curate of Kylmalie in the same year (OPS., II, p. 623,648, 649) and Sir John Ferne, who was presented to the chaplainry of Tain in 1517, is mentioned again in 1543 as Sir John Farny (RMS.), and as Sir John Feme, chaplain and notary at Lochlevyn, 1546 (Rollok, 3). David Fearne of Tarlogie took the Test in 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 417). The Ferns of that Ilk were followers of the earls of Ross See Macfeat. (2) From Fearn or Fern in Angus. In 1267 Peter de Ferne witnessed the charter of foundation of the Messyndew (Maison-dieu) at Brechin granted by William de Brechin. John Fern was burgess of Perth in 1432 (HP., II, p. 170), Christiane de Ferne was disturbed by robbers in 1436 (CRA., p. 392), Robert de Fern and Fynlai de Fern held land in Dundee in 1458 (REB., I, 185), and John Feymd was presbyter and notary public in St. Andrews diocese in 1567 (RHM., I, p. 27). John of Ferne was charged 'iv merges, or ellis half a chalder of vitale' for the mill of Ferne 1488 (ADC., Oct. 25, 1488), and George Ferne was archdeacon of Dunkeld (Stodart, II, p. 316). John Fearn in Wellfoord, 1718 (Dunkeld).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Ross-shire, and another in Forfarshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Fearns are most numerous in the Derby district. Henry Ferne was the name of a Bonsall copyholder in the time of James I., of a gentleman of Kniveton in the 17th century, and of a gentleman of Snitterton who was Receiver - General of the Customs in the reign of George I. (G.). The name is still to be found in Bonsall.

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

Fehn Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fehn occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Fehn.

How Common Is The Last Name Fehn? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 131,174th most frequent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,114,171 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Fehn are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 64 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Fehn is also the 3,024,661st most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 2,176 people, or 1 in 36,997. In Germany Fehn is most frequent in: Bavaria, where 69 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent live and Liberia, where 6 percent live.

Fehn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fehn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fehn last name increased 813 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fehn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fehn last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Fehn earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.12% less than the national average, earning 335,284 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.35% more than the national average, earning $49,339 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.62% more than the national average, earning $60,921 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiehn89826/
Faehn8999/
Foehn8983/
Fehen8916/
Feehn890/
Fen868,543/
Fhn863/
Feng759,447,690/
Fenn7516,483/
Fent751,773/
Fend751,507/
Fien751,505/
Fyhn75919/
Fuen75827/
Föhn75784/
Foen75575/
Feen75484/
Fihn75385/
Vehn75145/
Fæhn7530/
Feun7525/
Faen7520/
Fenq754/
Hfen754/
Fphn752/
Fhhn751/
Fhne751/
Fhng751/
Femh751/
Fesn751/
Fheheng731/
Fendt674,226/
Fn67556/
Fenne67549/
Pfeng67243/
Pfend6795/
Pfent6774/
Femne6754/
Fihnn6721/
Føien6716/
Fenth6713/
Pfien673/
Phehn672/
Faenn672/
Hfeng671/
Feeng671/
Feemh671/
Femnk671/
Fengh671/
Wfeng671/
Feenk671/
Ffien671/
Fenqu671/
Fenng670/
Fennd670/
Fentt670/
Fienn670/

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