Feltham Surname

96,249th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Feltham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Feltham,' a parish in Middlesex, four miles from Hounslow.

1798. Married — John Turner and Susannah Feltham: St. George, Hanover Square.

Feltham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3531:23,6803,281
Canada1,1991:30,7304,008
Australia6531:41,3415,305
United States4321:839,02564,101
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Wales431:71,9666,223
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
France161:4,151,420237,746
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Norway61:857,04855,549
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2951:18,8232,702
Jersey111:4,717830
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Feltham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Feltham,' a parish in Middlesex, four miles from Hounslow.

1798. Married — John Turner and Susannah Feltham: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Feltham = the Enclosure of the Field or Plain [Old English feld, a field, plain + ham(m, enclosure]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Middlesex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Middlesex., Dorset.

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

Feltham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Feltham is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Feltham.

How Common Is The Last Name Feltham? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 96,249th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,474,316 people. The surname Feltham is mostly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Feltham are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 2,353 people, or 1 in 23,680. In England Feltham is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Hampshire, where 10 percent are found and Dorset, where 8 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 33 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Feltham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Feltham has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Feltham surname grew 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 527 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 430 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Feltham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Feltham surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Feltham last name are 18.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Feltham earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20% less than the national average, earning 276,848 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.08% less than the national average, earning R 68,736 per year; in United States they earn 19.01% more than the national average, earning $51,351 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $51,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feeltham931/
Felltham931/
Feltam923/
Felthan8619/
Fletham864/
Filtham860/
Feltheim8049/
Felthain800/
Felthahn800/
Feltan77468/
Feltom773/
Feltane71975/
Fueltan7198/
Feltain7121/
Felttan711/
Felthausen711/
Flethom711/
Feldtan710/
Veltheim67153/
Fältheim6714/
Feldthausen671/
Fletheim671/
Felthonn670/

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