Fyrth Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Fyrth Surname Definition:

Fyrth: (Anglo-Saxon), a forest, a retired glen where is to be found peace (frid); and this use of the word seems to have ex­tended farther. In the “Noble Art of Venerie” it is said: “There is difference between the fryth and the fell. By fells are understood the mountain, valleys and pastures, with corne and such like; the frythes betoken the springs and coppyses.

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Fyrth Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:1,466,26563,675
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Fyrth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Fyrth: (Anglo-Saxon), a forest, a retired glen where is to be found peace (frid); and this use of the word seems to have ex­tended farther. In the “Noble Art of Venerie” it is said: “There is difference between the fryth and the fell. By fells are understood the mountain, valleys and pastures, with corne and such like; the frythes betoken the springs and coppyses.” And in the “Boke of S. Alban’s” we have — “Wheresoever ye fall by frythe or by fell, My dere chylde, take heed how Tristram doth you tell.”

In the Craven dialect the word “frith” is still used to describe a tract enclosed by the hills, usually for a plantation. Thus we have the place-names: Chapel-le-Frith; Frith in the parish of Forest, Durham; Fritham in the New Forest; and Frithelstock (a stockade in a frith) in Devonshire. Frith is still employed as a surname.

— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould
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Fyrth Demographics

Average Fyrth Salary in
England

£29,975

Per year
Rank:
19,581 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
9.0992E-5
Rank: 60,898 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
111.12%
Sample size: 7 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Fyrth Last Name Facts

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

Fyrth occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fyrth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,776,799th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Fyrth are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England Fyrth is primarily found in: Buckinghamshire, where 32 percent live, Isle of Wight, where 24 percent live and Berkshire, where 11 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 12 percent live and Thailand, where 4 percent live.

Fyrth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fyrth has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Fyrth last name increased 345 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
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Firth8025,855/
Ferth8030/
Fyrts8012/
Fyrte801/
Freth801/
Fayret73289/
Fertch7339/
Firtch7310/
Feyret734/
Fyrhed732/
Fertsh731/
Ferthe731/
Fairth731/
Ffirth730/
Feirth730/
Firthe730/
Feurth730/
Fert672,075/
Fret671,209/
Firt6766/
Pfertsh6729/
Firtsch675/
Fyrd674/
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