Fothersgill Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Fothersgill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fothersgill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234

Fothersgill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fothersgill is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fothersgill? popularity and diffusion

Fothersgill is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 67 percent of Fothersgill reside; 67 percent reside in Australasia and 67 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,995,701. In Australia Fothersgill is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Australia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 33 percent reside and New Zealand, where 33 percent reside.

Fothersgill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fothersgill has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fothersgill last name contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fothergill954,904/
Fothhergill911/
Fothirsgill910/
Fothergille910/
Fouthergill910/
Fothergil9010/
Fotergill902/
Fathergill86102/
Fothergell860/
Fattergill760/
Foterjil741/
Fathergel701/

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Fothersgill Reference & Research

Fothergill DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Fothergill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fothersgill
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis