Firth Surname

21,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,855 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Firth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the frith' or 'firth,' which see, a bay, an estuary, a wide valley, as in Chapelle-Frith, Derbyshire.

Richard de la Fryth, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John atte Frithe.

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Firth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England13,0431:4,272576
United States4,3681:82,9819,418
Australia3,9651:6,808996
Canada2,0511:17,9652,546
Scotland5681:9,4261,335
New Zealand4861:9,3181,618
Northern Ireland3331:5,5411,035
Wales2211:14,0021,539
South Africa2171:249,66725,383
Ireland1141:41,3063,205
Spain651:719,26231,067
Thailand641:1,103,724164,273
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
France211:3,162,987209,042
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Malta181:23,9041,289
Singapore171:323,98313,856
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Israel111:777,96750,646
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
China91:151,924,6187,954
Barbados91:31,9391,516
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Sri Lanka61:3,468,09312,102
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1101:40,2723,669
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9,7021:2,512360
Scotland2511:14,9131,669
Wales151:104,5614,503
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0351:48,5205,535

Firth (84) may also be a first name.

Firth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the frith' or 'firth,' which see, a bay, an estuary, a wide valley, as in Chapelle-Frith, Derbyshire.

Richard de la Fryth, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John atte Frithe. History of Norfolk.

William atte Frith, Fines Roll. 9 Edward I.

Thomas atte Fryth, 1379: R T- Yorkshire.

Both Firth and Frith are familiar patronymics, but the dictionary use is confined to the poets.

'Both in the tufty frith, and in the mossy fell.' Drayton, Polyolbion, Song 17.

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

Local. There is a place named Firth near Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire. Thomas Firth in 1606 (Home, 32). Janet Firth in Newbarns of Weitschaw-mure, 1630. and four more of the name (Lanark CR.). It is also a current surname in Orkney, from the parish of Firth in Mainland. Nycholl of Fyrtht on inquest at Sabay, 1522, and John Firth, witness in Kirkwall, 1565 (REO., p. 95,280).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Teutonic) 1 Dweller at a Bay or Estuary [Middle English firth, Old Norse fiörð-r] 2 for Frith 1, q.v.* *1 pray to heaven baith nicht and day, Be eiked [increased] their cares sae cauld, That presses first with thee to play Be [by] forrest, firth, or fauld,—'Robin and Makyne’: Percy’s Reliques.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Orkney; also a Scottish topographical word, signifying, 1. An aestuary or bay; 2. A sheltered place or enclosure. The etymon in both cases seems to he the Anglo-Saxon frithian, to protect or shelter.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Fürth; a personal name.

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

Robert Firth was the name of two mayors of Doncaster in the reigns of Henry VII. and Henry VIII. (M.), and the name is still in the town.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Firth Demographics

Firth Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 109 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Firth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Firth is found most in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Firth? popularity and diffusion

The surname Firth is the 21,088th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 281,862 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Firth reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,046,220th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 84 people.

The last name Firth is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 13,043 people, or 1 in 4,272. In England Firth is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 33 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Beside England Firth occurs in 74 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Firth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Firth has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 422 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,473 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 104 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Firth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Firth surname are 11.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.62% registered with the party.

The amount Firth earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.96% more than the national average, earning R 318,348 per year; in United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning $52,115 CAD per year.

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