Fiddyment Surname

514,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 635 people bear this surname

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

Fiddyment Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Frethemund' . There can be little question about this. The suffix -mond or -mund becomes commonly corrupted to -ment; cf Rayment and Garment for Raymond and Garmond. The form Friddement would soon lend itself to Fiddyment.

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Fiddyment Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5731:632,56450,965
Australia411:658,43245,385
England201:2,785,90397,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fiddyment Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Frethemund' . There can be little question about this. The suffix -mond or -mund becomes commonly corrupted to -ment; cf Rayment and Garment for Raymond and Garmond. The form Friddement would soon lend itself to Fiddyment.

Thomas Frethemund, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1470. Thomas Fydyan, or Fvdymont rector of Shelton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Fiddyment Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fiddyment is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fiddyment? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 514,102nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,476,450 people. Fiddyment is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Fiddyment live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Fiddyment is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 573 people, or 1 in 632,564. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nevada, where 80 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Georgia, where 2 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Fiddyment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fiddyment has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Fiddyment last name increased 28,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fiddyment Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fiddyment are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the party.

Fiddyment earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.14% more than the national average, earning $57,879 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fiddiment890/
Fiddement890/
Feddyment890/
Fyddiment780/
Fidimen751/
Videment71192/
Videmen633/
Fedemenn590/
Vidimin503/
Videmin502/
Vedimen500/
Vedemen500/

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