Nethercote Surname

471,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 712 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Nethercote Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nethercote,' a village in Northamptonshire. The American Nethicott is a manifest modification of the name. The original meaning was 'the nether cot' or cottage.

1574. Buried — Elizabeth Nethercott: St.

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Nethercote Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia5481:49,2626,140
England711:784,76142,668
Scotland281:191,20810,357
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Nethercote Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Nethercote,' a village in Northamptonshire. The American Nethicott is a manifest modification of the name. The original meaning was 'the nether cot' or cottage.

1574. Buried — Elizabeth Nethercott: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1655. Mariied — Edward Nethercoate and Elizabeth Twichell: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1747. — Charles Osbom Nethercott and Maria Constantia Rodney: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English)Dweller at the Lower Cottage [Old English neoðera + cot]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hamlet in co. Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Nethercote Last Name Facts

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

Nethercote is most common in Australia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nethercote? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 471,234th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,235,317 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 77 percent of Nethercote reside; 77 percent reside in Australasia and 77 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 548 people, or 1 in 49,262. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 85 percent reside, New South Wales, where 10 percent reside and Queensland, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Australia this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Scotland, where 4 percent reside.

Nethercote Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nethercote has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Nethercote surname increased 355 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nethercote Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nethercote surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nethercote surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Nethercote earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.75% more than the national average, earning R 417,648 per year; in United States they earn 15.1% less than the national average, earning $36,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.37% more than the national average, earning $53,839 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nethercot95312/
Neathercote9517/
Nethercotte950/
Nethercott901,853/
Nethersote901/
Neathercot900/
Neithercot900/
Nethercoot900/
Netercot891/
Neithercott8659/
Neithercat800/

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