Fernyhough Surname

523,160th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 621 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fernyhough Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Ferny Hough [Old English fearn + the adj. suff. -ig + hóh] v. Hough.

Fernyhough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4171:133,61613,153
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
France191:3,495,933219,029
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Wales151:206,30213,003
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2241:108,81910,728
Wales111:142,5835,610
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Fernyhough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Ferny Hough [Old English fearn + the adj. suff. -ig + hóh] v. Hough.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Fernyhough Last Name Facts

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

Fernyhough is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fernyhough? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 523,160th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,735,179 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Fernyhough live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Fernyhough is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 133,616. In England Fernyhough is most numerous in: Staffordshire, where 49 percent live, Greater London, where 8 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Besides England it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Fernyhough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fernyhough has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Fernyhough surname grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 3,800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fernyhough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fernyhough last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Fernyhough earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.81% less than the national average, earning R 31,356 per year; in United States they earn 71.28% more than the national average, earning $73,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $51,154 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

Fernyhough 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.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fernyhough
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis