Nethercott Surname

220,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Nethercott 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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Nethercott Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5781:96,39810,251
United States5151:703,80455,627
Canada2461:149,77915,288
Australia1401:192,82619,093
Philippines1151:880,33280,618
Northern Ireland1051:17,5722,254
Wales951:32,5743,273
Scotland131:411,83217,291
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2361:103,28510,350
Wales391:40,2162,129
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Nethercott 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 location name in Devon, Somerset.

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

Nethercott Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nethercott is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nethercott? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,420th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,932,836 people. The surname Nethercott is primarily found in Europe, where 44 percent of Nethercott live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 43 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 578 people, or 1 in 96,398. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 9 percent live, Merseyside, where 8 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Outside of England Nethercott occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Nethercott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nethercott has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Nethercott last name rose 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,073 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nethercott Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Nethercott last name is primarily Anglican (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Nethercott last name are 11.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nethercott earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.89% more than the national average, earning R 322,932 per year; in United States they earn 18.64% more than the national average, earning $51,193 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $49,335 CAD per year.

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