Fendyke Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fendyke Surname Definition:

(English or Scandinavian) Dweller at the Fen-Dike [Old English fenn = Old Norse fen + Old English díc = Old Norse díki] There is a Fendyke in Lincolnshire.

Fendyke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Fendyke Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English or Scandinavian) Dweller at the Fen-Dike [Old English fenn = Old Norse fen + Old English díc = Old Norse díki] There is a Fendyke in Lincolnshire.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fendyke Last Name Facts

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

Fendyke is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fendyke.

How Common Is The Last Name Fendyke? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Fendyke reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Fendyke is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England Fendyke is most common in: Lincolnshire, where 38 percent are found, Devon, where 15 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Fendyke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fendyke has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fendyk92336/
Fendeke862/
Fendike862/
Fendykh861/
Vendyke861/
Fendekey801/
Fendikie801/
Fendik77207/
Fendek7796/
Fyndyk774/
Fendík774/
Fendick71485/
Fendika7194/
Vendike713/
Fendeky711/
Fendiki711/
Vindyke711/
Pfendeq711/
Fendice710/
Vendeyk710/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fendyke
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