Northern Surname

91,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Northern Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the northern,' one who has come from the north country; compare Southern and Western; v. North.

Thomas le Northeryn, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey le Northern, Norfolk, ibid.

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Northern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7911:129,86713,693
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
England5601:99,49710,522
Iran3021:254,24719,079
Canada911:404,89735,698
Australia631:428,50333,982
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
India61:127,844,230863,365
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Laos41:1,647,081888
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:120,07611,454
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5831:86,1388,957

Northern (18) may also be a first name.

Northern Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the northern,' one who has come from the north country; compare Southern and Western; v. North.

Thomas le Northeryn, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey le Northern, Norfolk, ibid.

Thomas le Northern. Writs of Parliament.

Richard le Northerne, Somerset.

Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William Northern, Close Rolls, 33 Henry VI.

1666. Thomas Browne and Ann Northerne: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1686. James Hall and Winifred Northern: ibid.

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

(English) Northerner [Middle English northern; Old English norþern (and norþan), from the north]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Northern Last Name Facts

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

The surname Northern is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Northern.

How Common Is The Last Name Northern? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,356th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 1,390,488 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Northern are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Northern is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 18 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,791 people, or 1 in 129,867. In The United States Northern is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 25 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Northern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Northern has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 276 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Northern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Northern surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Northern last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Northern earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 10.23% less than the national average, earning R 213,324 per year; in United States they earn 42.02% more than the national average, earning $61,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $54,242 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Northeren947/
Northerin940/
Nortern931/
Northorn8825/
Nerthern887/
Norhtern883/
Northarn880/
Narthern880/
Northhorn822/
Nortorn801/
Nortirne751/
Narthorn750/

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