Netherton Surname

131,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Netherton Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Netherton; or Dweller at the Lower Farm or Hamlet [Old English neoðera + tún]

Netherton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6281:137,92214,405
England5611:99,31910,501
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Australia371:729,61448,196
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2691:90,6159,390
Guernsey71:4,665827
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2481:202,49517,559

Netherton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Netherton; or Dweller at the Lower Farm or Hamlet [Old English neoðera + tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Netherton Last Name Facts

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

Netherton is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Netherton click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Netherton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Netherton is the 131,711th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,124,030 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Netherton live; 82 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,628 people, or 1 in 137,922. In The United States Netherton is mostly concentrated in: Tennessee, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Kentucky, where 7 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Netherton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Netherton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Netherton surname expanded 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 209 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Netherton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Netherton surname are 20.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Netherton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 71.12% less than the national average, earning R 68,640 per year; in United States they earn 1.79% less than the national average, earning $42,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% more than the national average, earning $50,481 CAD per year.

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