Fereday Surname

210,752nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,958 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fereday Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a travelling merchant' or 'chapman': a translation of journey (which in Chaucer's time meant a day's journey); Middle English faren, to travel; compare thoroughfare; v. Sojourner.

Fereday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2051:46,2395,816
United States4631:782,84960,614
Australia1651:163,61016,947
Canada411:898,67368,969
Wales391:79,3476,699
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Scotland81:669,22723,443
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4101:59,4526,973
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Fereday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'a travelling merchant' or 'chapman': a translation of journey (which in Chaucer's time meant a day's journey); Middle English faren, to travel; compare thoroughfare; v. Sojourner.

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

From Ferte or La Ferté, Normandy. The family of De la Ferté had branches in England from the Conquest. See Browne.

The Norman People (1874)

Fereday Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fereday occurs most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Fereday click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fereday? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 210,752nd most frequently used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,721,934 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Fereday reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

Fereday is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,205 people, or 1 in 46,239. In England Fereday is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 29 percent reside, Greater London, where 7 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Fereday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fereday has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 294 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,205 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 557 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fereday Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fereday are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the party.

The amount Fereday earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.6% less than the national average, earning R 50,856 per year; in United States they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $47,664 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.95% more than the national average, earning $51,645 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ferreday93181/
Fereda92134/
Feredy9217/
Feraday8664/
Fereyda8628/
Feredye869/
Fereida868/
Foreday867/
Feredha866/
Ferreda865/
Fesreda863/
Fareday862/
Fereddy862/
Feriday861/
Fireday861/
Ferheda861/
Ferredy861/
Feryday861/
Feraedy860/
Ferriday80809/
Ferreida8050/
Fereidad8027/
Fereydas8021/
Ferreyda808/
Ferraday802/
Fereydat801/
Ferredas801/
Feredaus801/
Ferede7723,821/
Ferida773,075/
Feredj771,542/
Vereda771,067/
Fareda77515/
Ferada77126/
Foreda7726/
Ferady7714/
Veredy7714/
Feroda777/
Faredy777/
Feredi775/
Fireda772/
Fereydast756/
Fearedath750/
Ferrada7112,631/
Fereydi716,534/
Fareeda713,239/
Faraday711,646/
Fariday71915/
Fareedy7144/
Faredah7131/
Feridah7128/
Ferrede7126/
Ferisda7120/
Feridha7119/
Feredie7114/
Vireday7112/
Farieda7111/
Feraida717/
Fherida716/
Vereddy716/
Ferrady716/
Firiday716/
Ferydha715/
Feredee715/
Faredha715/
Ferrida715/
Fjriday714/
Ferședi714/
Ferhady714/
Feridas712/
Foriday712/
Feredes711/
Ferhada711/
Fetrida711/
Foreddy711/
Foraday711/
Vareday711/
Ferredj711/
Faerida711/
Ferroda711/
Faredda711/
Foroday711/
Fireida711/
Feerede711/
Feeredj711/
Feredje711/
Ferridy710/
Fereddi710/
Fioredda67143/
Fareedha67120/
Farraday67105/
Veereddy6775/
Faridaye6742/
Feyredie6712/
Farriday6711/
Vareiday6710/
Farahday678/
Fhareeda677/
Fairaday676/
Verreddy673/
Firedaus673/
Veareddy672/
Verediya672/
Fereidou672/
Fereydeh672/
Ferraida671/
Ferrediz671/
Firediya671/
Fahredha671/
Faridaya671/
Farreeda671/
Veredeja671/
Farayday671/
Feredich671/
Fereydie671/
Ferridai671/
Forriday670/

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