Fender Surname
Approximately 12,177 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,035 | 1:45,110 | 5,510 |
| Germany | 813 | 1:99,023 | 12,296 |
| England | 767 | 1:72,644 | 8,304 |
| France | 643 | 1:103,301 | 15,226 |
| Jamaica | 434 | 1:6,613 | 814 |
| Austria | 256 | 1:33,263 | 5,353 |
| Poland | 211 | 1:180,136 | 24,702 |
| Wales | 177 | 1:17,483 | 1,899 |
| Brazil | 126 | 1:1,699,003 | 55,624 |
| Australia | 120 | 1:224,964 | 21,387 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| Scotland | 109 | 1:49,118 | 4,267 |
| Japan | 64 | 1:1,997,567 | 27,803 |
| Uruguay | 46 | 1:74,603 | 7,760 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| South Africa | 34 | 1:1,593,462 | 80,086 |
| Argentina | 31 | 1:1,378,820 | 78,351 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 1:746,582 | 48,952 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 262 | 1:93,036 | 9,584 |
| Scotland | 135 | 1:27,728 | 2,454 |
| Wales | 60 | 1:26,140 | 1,495 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 960 | 1:52,311 | 5,905 |
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.
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 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.
Fender Demographics
Fender Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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 more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Fender click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fender? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 42,753rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 598,468 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Fender are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 508,767th most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 300 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 8,035 people, or 1 in 45,110. In The United States Fender is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 9 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 7 percent live and England, where 6 percent live.
Fender Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fender has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fender last name expanded 837 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 293 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 295 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fender Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (38%) in Ireland and Orthodox (90%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Fender last name are 23.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.2% being registered with the 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
Fender Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fender in the Marathi language | ||
| फेन्देर | phendera | - |
| Fender in the Arabic language | ||
| فندر | fndr | - |
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Fender Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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