Satterthwait Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Satterthwait Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Satterthwaite (N. Lancs), 16th cent. Saterthwaite, Satterthwhat = the Hill- Pasture Clearing [Old Norse sætr (pl.), hill- pastures, dairy-land + þueit, a clearing]

Satterthwait Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Satterthwait Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Satterthwaite (N. Lancs), 16th cent. Saterthwaite, Satterthwhat = the Hill- Pasture Clearing [Old Norse sætr (pl.), hill- pastures, dairy-land + þueit, a clearing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Satterthwait Last Name Facts

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

The surname Satterthwait occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Satterthwait click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Satterthwait? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,918,812th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Satterthwait live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 89 people, or 1 in 4,072,572. In The United States Satterthwait is most common in: Washington, where 19 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Colorado, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Satterthwait Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Satterthwait has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 41 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Satterthwait Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Satterthwait surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Satterthwait earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.57% less than the national average, earning $34,704 USD per year.

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