Firminger Surname
Approximately 327 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 215 | 1:259,154 | 20,728 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:204,835 | 16,153 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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]
Probably O. French, fromageur, a cheese-maker. In O. Scotch the word furmage is used for cheese.
From the Norman- French Fromageur (Lower), probably a family of foreign origin.
From the Flemish, Verminger; a personal name.
Firminger Demographics
Average Firminger Salary in
United States
$59,489 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furminger | 89 | 396 | / |
| Fairminer | 89 | 136 | / |
| Ferminger | 89 | 3 | / |
| Firmanger | 89 | 2 | / |
| Forminger | 89 | 1 | / |
| Farminger | 89 | 0 | / |
| Fromanger | 78 | 70 | / |
| Formanger | 78 | 22 | / |
| Fremanger | 78 | 14 | / |
| Furmenger | 78 | 13 | / |
| Fermino Gera | 76 | 1 | / |
| Fremger | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ferminguez | 74 | 3 | / |
| Formanager | 74 | 1 | / |
| Feray Manger | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feray-Manger | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fuhrmann-Hager | 61 | 5 | / |
| Fermenga | 59 | 4 | / |
| Firmenza | 59 | 1 | / |
| Fermenshie | 53 | 0 | / |
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