Firmin Surname

30,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,635 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Firmin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Firmin,' 'Farman,' or 'Ferman.' In Domesday Farman and Farmannus. The great home of this name and all its varied forms was Norfolk. From hence it extended as Firmin into Essex.

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Firmin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad8,7621:1,551291
France3,0561:21,7352,531
United States1,5981:226,82021,913
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
England8881:62,7467,375
Haiti7351:14,5361,374
Australia1471:183,64418,462
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Ivory Coast971:237,8489,622
Canada911:404,89735,698
Tanzania671:790,17342,439
Mauritius641:20,2104,215
Indonesia441:3,005,664168,399
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Wales171:182,03112,022
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
Burkina Faso131:1,411,70012,072
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
India61:127,844,230863,365
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Gabon41:472,2983,618
El Salvador31:2,114,6295,401
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Dominica11:75,891912
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guyana11:762,22114,420
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3951:61,7107,184
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Firmin (46,979) may also be a first name.

Firmin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Firmin,' 'Farman,' or 'Ferman.' In Domesday Farman and Farmannus. The great home of this name and all its varied forms was Norfolk. From hence it extended as Firmin into Essex. In these districts the surname is still common. It is curious to note that the form Fayerman still exists.

Adam fil. Phareman, Fines Roll, 7 Ric.

John Fayerman, Norfolk, 1273 Hundred Rolls.

Richard Fayrman, Norfolk, ibid.

Walter Fayrman, vicar of Lakenham, Norfolk, 1369: History of Norfolk.

Farman Alberd, bailiff of Yarmouth, 1325: ibid.

This same individual is found as Fairman Alberd, 1306 (M).

John fil. Fermin de Amyas, 9 Edward II: Freemen of York.

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

The French Firmin, a diminutive from Latin firm-us = Firm, Strong.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Either fireman, or ferd-mon, Anglo-Saxon, a soldier.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ferdmon, a soldier.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

N. Firmin of Normandy,1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae), and William Forman, 1198 (Ib.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Vermin; a personal name.

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

User-submitted Reference

My family escaped to Canada during the French revolution and later moved to Louisiana after the Louisiana purchase. We later inhabited Cottonport, Louisiana where there are now many people with the last name.

- laurenfirmin

Firmin Last Name Facts

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

Firmin (Hindi: फिरमीन, Russian: Фирмин) occurs in Chad more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Firmin? popularity and diffusion

Firmin is the 30,285th most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 413,243 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Firmin reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Firmin is also the 19,494th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 46,979 people.

The surname Firmin is most numerous in Chad, where it is held by 8,762 people, or 1 in 1,551. Aside from Chad Firmin exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in France, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Firmin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Firmin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Firmin last name rose 1,567 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Firmin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Firmin last name are 35.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Firmin earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.52% more than the national average, earning R 324,432 per year; in United States they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning $44,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.63% more than the national average, earning $54,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firmina92511/
Firmint921/
Fiermin921/
Fairming862/
Firmming861/
Fermin8350,011/
Fremin831,128/
Firmen8332/
Furmin8320/
Firmim8312/
Fairmn831/
Virmin830/
Firment77433/
Fermina77187/
Ferming7718/
Ferhmin7712/
Fermion775/
Fermind775/
Fiermen775/
Fermien774/
Fermint772/
Fermijn772/
Fermmin772/
Ferrmin772/
Feermin771/
Fairmen770/
Fermn733/
Ferminne7124/
D'Fermin711/
Pferming710/
Vermin67389/
Fermín67316/
Fermen67167/
Fremen67125/
Fermyn6778/
Furmen6760/
Fermim6716/
Fermén677/
Fremén675/
Fermìn672/
Furmyn672/
Virmen671/
Virmén671/

Firmin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Firmin in the Hindi language
फिरमीनphiramina-
Firmin in the Russian language
Фирминfirmin-

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