Frodsham Surname

245,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,619 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Frodsham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Frodsham,' a market-town and parish in Cheshire, ten miles from Chester. The surname seems to have travelled early to London.

1548. Edward Frodesham, of Elton: East Cheshire.

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Frodsham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0211:54,5726,638
United States3661:990,32573,323
Australia801:337,44628,659
Canada591:624,50251,218
Wales371:83,6366,963
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3711:65,7027,524
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Frodsham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Frodsham,' a market-town and parish in Cheshire, ten miles from Chester. The surname seems to have travelled early to London.

1548. Edward Frodesham, of Elton: East Cheshire.

1595. Robert Frodsome and Anne Smythe: Marriage Lic. (London).

Margaret Frodsham, of Eccleston, 1606: Wills at Chester.

John Frodsham, of Elton, 1610: ibid.

1763. Married — Peter Fradsom and Mary Lambourne: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Frodsham = Fród’s Home or Estate [O.F. fród, wise, genit. fródes + hám]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cheshire.

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

Frodsham Last Name Facts

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

Frodsham is found most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Frodsham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 245,794th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,501,264 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Frodsham are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 1,021 people, or 1 in 54,572. In England it is most prevalent in: Merseyside, where 23 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 16 percent are found and Cheshire, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account England Frodsham is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Frodsham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Frodsham has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Frodsham surname expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,220 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Frodsham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Frodsham last name are 23.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.73% registered with the party.

The amount Frodsham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 325.67% more than the national average, earning R 1,011,560 per year; in United States they earn 17.55% more than the national average, earning $50,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $56,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frosham933/
Fradsham88313/
Frodshan880/
Frossham880/
Fredsham880/
Frodshain820/
Frodsom809/
Froshan801/
Frocham801/
Fradsam800/
Froshang750/
Froushant7139/
Frasame672/
Froysan671/
Frgosan671/
Frousan671/
Frodson670/

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