Fern Surname
Approximately 8,065 people bear this surname
Fern Surname Definition:
V. Fearn.
Fern Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,880 | 1:93,417 | 10,485 |
| England | 1,792 | 1:31,093 | 4,159 |
| Malaysia | 351 | 1:84,029 | 5,893 |
| Australia | 324 | 1:83,320 | 9,655 |
| Canada | 308 | 1:119,629 | 12,601 |
| Taiwan | 234 | 1:100,191 | 975 |
| Germany | 214 | 1:376,194 | 35,529 |
| Scotland | 203 | 1:26,373 | 2,857 |
| Israel | 113 | 1:75,731 | 9,226 |
| New Zealand | 89 | 1:50,880 | 8,201 |
| India | 63 | 1:12,175,641 | 218,299 |
| Wales | 59 | 1:52,450 | 4,823 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Singapore | 39 | 1:141,223 | 6,278 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Slovenia | 20 | 1:124,384 | 12,684 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Russia | 17 | 1:8,477,827 | 301,506 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Northern Ireland | 16 | 1:115,315 | 6,804 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 836 | 1:29,157 | 3,933 |
| Scotland | 97 | 1:38,590 | 2,978 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 448 | 1:112,095 | 11,131 |
Fern (40,407) may also be a first name.
Fern Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
V. Fearn.
(Scottish) One who came from Fearn (alder tree), in Scotland; dweller by an alder tree.
The name of Fern has its home in Derby and its neighbourhood, where it is nearly always spelt Fearn, but anciently Ferne. It has, however, been long established in Staffordshire. There was an old and distinguished family of the name at Crakemarsh (E.). John Fern was mayor of Lichfield in 1775 and 1784 (H.), and the name is still in that neighbourhood.
Fern Demographics
Average Fern Salary in
United States
$46,230 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fern Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fern Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fern (Hindi: फेरन, Russian: Ферн) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Fern? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 62,254th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 903,601 people. Fern is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Fern live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 22,021st most commonly held forename worldwide, held by 40,407 people.
This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,880 people, or 1 in 93,417. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and Malaysia, where 4 percent are found.
Fern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Fern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fern surname rose 866 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Fern Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Fern surname is predominantly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Fern last name are 1.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.25% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fern earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 149.43% more than the national average, earning R 592,740 per year; in United States they earn 7.14% more than the national average, earning $46,230 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% less than the national average, earning $47,946 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fern Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fern in the Hindi language | ||
| फेरन | pherana | - |
| Fern in the Russian language | ||
| Ферн | fern | - |
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