Fotherby Surname

653,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Fotherby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) Bel to Fotherby (Lincs) = Fother's Estate [Old Norse by-r)

Fotherby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3011:185,11016,566
Canada761:484,81041,569
United States491:7,397,121336,459
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Fotherby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) Bel to Fotherby (Lincs) = Fother's Estate [Old Norse by-r)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The town of provisions, food and fodder, from Fother, the same as fodder, Saxon fodre, food for cattle, and by, a town.

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

(English), Fodderer's or Feeder's dwelling. Fothergill, Fodderer's rivulet, ravine, dell, or ditch. (variant: Futtermenger.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Lincolnshire.

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

Fotherby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fotherby is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Fotherby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fotherby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fotherby is the 653,013th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 15,773,909 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Fotherby are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

Fotherby is most numerous in England, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 185,110. In England Fotherby is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 22 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Fotherby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fotherby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Fotherby surname increased 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 2,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fotherby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fotherby are 33.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fotherby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11% less than the national average, earning $38,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $50,473 CAD per year.

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