Foundling Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Foundling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Foundling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States241:15,102,456529,929
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Foundling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Foundling is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Foundling? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,061,309th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Foundling occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Foundling are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 61 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England Foundling is most common in: Hampshire, where 22 percent are found, West Midlands, where 18 percent are found and Somerset, where 16 percent are found. Other than England it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Foundling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foundling has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foundling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Foundling last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Foundling earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $41,525 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Foundlings950/
Fondling94309/
Fundling9461/
Fuendling8918/
Fondlin880/
Fündling8292/
Fandlin755/
Vundlin751/
Fondlen750/
Vandling71138/
Pfündlin7110/
Fandellin671/
Fandlen630/
Vandlin630/
Vondoelln561/
Vandellin560/
Vandlen5097/
Vandeln500/

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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
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  • 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 Foundling
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