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Where Does The Last Name Fetherston Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Fetherston occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fetherston? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 266,135^th most widely held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 4,960,889 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Fetherston are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 780 people, or 1 in 464,691. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 19 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 11 percent are found and Ireland, where 10 percent are found.

Fetherston Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Fetherston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 503 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 23 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fetherston Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fetherston surname are 0.87% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Fetherston earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 29.31% more than the national average, earning $55,795 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $45,026 CAD per year.