Fernihough Surname

511,519th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Fernihough Surname Definition:

= Fernyhough, q.v.

Fernihough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2951:188,87516,792
Australia1491:181,17918,282
Canada671:549,93446,038
South Africa601:902,96258,308
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:169,27314,363

Fernihough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Fernyhough, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Fernihalgh; a location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Fernihough Last Name Facts

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

Fernihough is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernihough? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 511,519th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,404,610 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Fernihough reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 188,875. In England Fernihough is most frequent in: Worcestershire, where 23 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 16 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 13 percent are found. Besides England it occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Fernihough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fernihough has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Fernihough surname rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fernihough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fernihough last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fernihough earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 386.63% more than the national average, earning R 1,156,420 per year; in United States they earn 5.29% more than the national average, earning $45,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.89% more than the national average, earning $59,070 CAD per year.

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Fernihough Reference & Research

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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