Fetherson Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fetherson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fetherson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Fetherson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fetherson is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fetherson? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name Fetherson occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Fetherson reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 3,855,946. In The United States Fetherson is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 50 percent live, New Jersey, where 10 percent live and South Carolina, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Fetherson occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 13 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 9 percent live.

Fetherson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fetherson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 165 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 800 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fetherson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Fetherson surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Fetherson are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Fetherson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 34.07% less than the national average, earning $28,448 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • 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 Fetherson
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