Fouracre Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Fouracre Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Four- Acre Enclosure [Middle English fower, &c., Old English feówer, four + Middle English aker, Old English æcer]

Fouracre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5511:101,12210,652
Australia2031:132,98414,423
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Wales951:32,5743,273
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland81:669,22723,443
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2961:82,3498,789
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Fouracre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Four- Acre Enclosure [Middle English fower, &c., Old English feówer, four + Middle English aker, Old English æcer]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fouracre Last Name Facts

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

Fouracre is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fouracre? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fouracre is the 351,339th most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,020,757 people. The last name Fouracre is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Fouracre reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Fouracre is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 551 people, or 1 in 101,122. In England Fouracre is primarily concentrated in: Somerset, where 17 percent live, Devon, where 14 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Fouracre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fouracre has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Fouracre last name increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,357 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fouracre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Fouracre surname are 5.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fouracre earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $50,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $55,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fouracres94257/
Foracre939/
Foreacre8885/
Fourakre8833/
Fourakres826/
Fouracker823/
Fourakrie821/
Foweracre820/
Foreachre820/
Fouracher820/
Foreacres820/
Foracer800/
Fouraker75440/
Foracker754/
Foreacer751/
Fareacre750/
Foracher750/
Fairacre750/
Foraker672,317/
Vorasre671/
Furaker671/

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