Fender Surname

42,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Fender Surname Definition:

Offical or nick. An abbreviation of 'defender.' One who defends or wards off, a likely name for a hayward; compare 'fender,' a fireplace guard; also 'fence' and 'defence.'

Roger Fendour, Close Roll, 9 Fdw. II.

Fender Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,0351:45,1105,510
Germany8131:99,02312,296
England7671:72,6448,304
France6431:103,30115,226
Jamaica4341:6,613814
Austria2561:33,2635,353
Poland2111:180,13624,702
Wales1771:17,4831,899
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Australia1201:224,96421,387
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Scotland1091:49,1184,267
Japan641:1,997,56727,803
Uruguay461:74,6037,760
India401:19,176,635286,670
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Israel101:855,76354,181
Yemen101:2,642,52914,606
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Kyrgyzstan81:746,58248,952
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
China41:341,830,39216,990
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2621:93,0369,584
Scotland1351:27,7282,454
Wales601:26,1401,495
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9601:52,3115,905

Fender (300) may also be a first name.

Fender Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Offical or nick. An abbreviation of 'defender.' One who defends or wards off, a likely name for a hayward; compare 'fender,' a fireplace guard; also 'fence' and 'defence.'

Roger Fendour, Close Roll, 9 Fdw. II.

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

William Fender, dagmaker in Edinburgh, 1578 (MCM., II, p. 345), and Thomas Fender, 'post' in Aberdeen, 1612 (SCM., V, p. 93). The name also occurs in Nisbet (I, p. 262), but no particulars are given. Falls of Fender and Fenderbridge ere near Blair Atholl.

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

The Old English fend signifies to defend, (see Halliwell in voc.); a ' Fender' may therefore mean a defender, and this indeed is almost proved by the Le Fendur of the H. R.-An appellation given in commemoration of some remarkable exploit.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Fender Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fender (Arabic: فندر, Marathi: फेन्देर) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Fender click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fender? popularity and diffusion

Fender is the 42,753rd most widespread surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 598,468 people. The last name Fender is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Fender reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 508,767th most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 300 people.

The surname Fender is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 8,035 people, or 1 in 45,110. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 9 percent are found, Florida, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 54 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 7 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Fender Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fender has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 837 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 293 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 295 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fender Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Fender last name is principally Anglican (38%) in Ireland and Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Fender last name are 23.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Fender earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.7% less than the national average, earning R 55,368 per year; in United States they earn 4.64% less than the national average, earning $41,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.23% less than the national average, earning $44,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pfender921,267/
Fendert9250/
Fendier923/
Fendere922/
Fuender922/
Fennder921/
Fiender921/
Fendder920/
Fende91955/
Fnder911/
Pfaender86474/
Pfendert8688/
Pfoender860/
Vender832,992/
Finder831,842/
Pfende831,237/
Fendre83195/
Fuende83127/
Fendes83103/
Fiende83101/
Fünder8365/
Fänder8332/
Fendez839/
Fendeh834/
Fendey833/
Fendie832/
Feunde831/
Ffende831/
Fendeu831/
Pfnder831/
Fendee831/
Fendge830/
Fendei830/
Fnde8029/
Fenderova806/
Pfänder772,324/
Pfinder77128/
Vendeur7763/
Pfünder7753/
Vendier7731/
Findert7729/
Foendie7720/
Phender774/
Vehnder773/
Fendiey773/
Fendeis772/
Findere772/
Feendes771/
Finnder771/
Fendi7321,034/
Vende732,185/
Fendy73872/
Finde73171/
Fenda73152/
Fndge731/
Fynde731/
Vehender711/
Phaender710/
Phiender710/
Fendeiss710/
Vinder67429/
Vendee6760/
Ffendi6757/
Fiendi6757/
Vuende6729/
Fiendy6727/
Phende6717/
Vånder6715/
Vendeľ6712/
Veende6712/
Vendhe6710/
Findeh6710/
Pfände6710/
Vynder6710/
Pfendi679/
Fendhi678/
Fendis676/
Vendir676/
Viende675/
Fienda675/
Findey674/
Findee674/
Fyndyr674/
Vendea673/
Vendeh672/
Vaende672/
Faendi672/
Vendie672/
Fuendi672/
Findie672/
Fenddy672/
Pfenda671/
Findir671/
Fendui671/
Vhnder671/
Fenday671/
Findre671/
Vendeu671/
Vendey671/
Finnde671/
Finderová671/
Findeu671/
Findhe671/
Fendai671/
Fendio671/
Fendip671/
Fionde671/
Foendi671/

Fender Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fender in the Marathi language
फेन्देरphendera-
Fender in the Arabic language
فندرfndr-

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Fender Reference & Research

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