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

Foundling is most common in England. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Foundling.

How Common Is The Last Name Foundling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,061,309th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. This last name 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 last name Foundling is most widespread in England, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 1,092,511. In England Foundling is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 22 percent live, West Midlands, where 18 percent live and Somerset, where 16 percent live. Outside of England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Foundling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Foundling has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Foundling surname expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Foundling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Foundling surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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
  • 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 Foundling
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