Northover Surname

164,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Northover Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Northover,' a parish in the the Diocese Bath and Wells, Somerset, close by Ilchester.

(Prior) de Northover. 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Homines de Nordovere, or Northowere, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Northover Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1841:47,0595,916
Australia5851:46,1465,771
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
Jamaica1581:18,1641,656
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Wales521:59,5105,360
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Panama91:434,6958,518
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6271:38,8764,976
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Northover Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Northover,' a parish in the the Diocese Bath and Wells, Somerset, close by Ilchester.

(Prior) de Northover. 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Homines de Nordovere, or Northowere, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1607. James Northover, Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1664. Baptised — George, s. William Northover: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1669. — Andrew, s. Charles Northover: ibid.

1787. Married — Robert Smith and Elizabeth Northover: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the North Bank or Shore [Old English norþ + ófer] Northover, Soms., is on the north bank of the R. Yeo.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Northover Last Name Facts

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

The last name Northover occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Northover click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Northover? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 164,067th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,755,216 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Northover are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Northover is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 1,184 people, or 1 in 47,059. In England it is most common in: Dorset, where 18 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Hampshire, where 10 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Northover Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Northover has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Northover last name grew 189 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 948 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,040 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Northover Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Northover are 5.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Northover earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.94% less than the national average, earning R 233,016 per year; in United States they earn 9.49% more than the national average, earning $47,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.06% more than the national average, earning $54,183 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Northober891/
Nortovich671/
Northoway670/
Nortava637/
Nartovy633/
Nartovich56159/
Nartovych5610/
Northaway560/
Nartabe501/
Nortaby500/

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