Firminger Surname

841,044th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 327 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Firminger Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Cheesemaker Cheesemonger [Anglo-French- furmager, formager (French fromager); from O. French formage (French fromage), cheese; Latin formaticus, made in a mould; forma, a mould]

Firminger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:259,15420,728
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales71:442,07621,198
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Firminger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Cheesemaker Cheesemonger [Anglo-French- furmager, formager (French fromager); from O. French formage (French fromage), cheese; Latin formaticus, made in a mould; forma, a mould]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably O. French, fromageur, a cheese-maker. In O. Scotch the word furmage is used for cheese.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Norman- French Fromageur (Lower), probably a family of foreign origin.

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Verminger; a personal name.

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

Firminger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Firminger is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Firminger? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 841,044th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 22,286,073 people. The last name Firminger is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Firminger reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 215 people, or 1 in 259,154. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 26 percent live, Kent, where 13 percent live and Lancashire, where 9 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Firminger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Firminger has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 181 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 3,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Firminger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Firminger last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Firminger earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 37.87% more than the national average, earning $59,489 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.73% more than the national average, earning $56,007 CAD per year.

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