Ferneyhough Surname

426,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Ferneyhough Surname Definition:

Fernyhough is the name of a Staffordshire estate long held by a family of the name (E.). A curate of Stoke - on - Trent bore this name about a century ago (W.), and it is in this locality that the Ferneyhoughs are now mostly gathered. The name is also represented in Cheshire.

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Ferneyhough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4451:125,20912,540
Canada2021:182,40418,127
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2211:110,29610,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Ferneyhough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Fernyhough is the name of a Staffordshire estate long held by a family of the name (E.). A curate of Stoke - on - Trent bore this name about a century ago (W.), and it is in this locality that the Ferneyhoughs are now mostly gathered. The name is also represented in Cheshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Ferneyhough Last Name Facts

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

Ferneyhough is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ferneyhough? popularity and diffusion

Ferneyhough is the 426,196th most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,985,877 people. The last name Ferneyhough is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Ferneyhough live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is borne by 445 people, or 1 in 125,209. In England it is primarily found in: Staffordshire, where 40 percent reside, Gloucestershire, where 8 percent reside and Greater London, where 5 percent reside. Barring England this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Ferneyhough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ferneyhough has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 201 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ferneyhough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ferneyhough surname are 40.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ferneyhough earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 162.56% more than the national average, earning R 623,940 per year; in United States they earn 24.11% more than the national average, earning $53,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $51,299 CAD per year.

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Ferneyhough Reference & Research

Fernyhough One-name Study - A profile of the Fernyhough surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Fernyhough FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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