Redfearn Surname

93,242nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Redfearn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Redfern,' a well known Lancashire surname. I cannot identify the spot. Probably it will be found near Rochdale. The name has spread into Lancashire and travelled to London, not to say the United States.

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Redfearn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8081:129,08113,628
England1,8201:30,6144,104
Australia2101:128,55114,024
Canada1081:341,16330,982
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Scotland301:178,4619,900
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Wales161:193,40812,484
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8901:27,3883,733
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:185,99516,466

Redfearn (17) may also be a first name.

Redfearn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Redfern,' a well known Lancashire surname. I cannot identify the spot. Probably it will be found near Rochdale. The name has spread into Lancashire and travelled to London, not to say the United States. Probably it was the name of some small estate or homestead.

James Redfearn, of Redfern, 1604: Wills at Chester.

Edmund Redfearn, of the parish of Rochdale, 1616: ibid.

Thomas Redferne, Rochdale, 1610: Baines' Lancashire.

1661. Married — Thomas Redferne and Mary Tomkins: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) Dweller among the Red Fern(s [Old English réad + fearn] There has been confusion with the next name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a place where red ferns grew.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Redfearn Last Name Facts

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

Redfearn is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Redfearn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Redfearn is the 93,242nd most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,423,627 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Redfearn live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Redfearn is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name in the world, borne by 17 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,808 people, or 1 in 129,081. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 17 percent live, North Carolina, where 7 percent live and Nevada, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States Redfearn occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Redfearn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Redfearn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Redfearn last name grew 1,040 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Redfearn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Redfearn surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Redfearn surname are 7.43% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.2% being registered with the political party.

The amount Redfearn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1084.87% more than the national average, earning R 2,815,700 per year; in United States they earn 3.1% less than the national average, earning $41,813 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.04% more than the national average, earning $53,182 CAD per year.

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