Search Surname
Approximately 300 people bear this surname
Search Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin) a trade-name from the Wax-Taper [French cierge, a wax-taper; Latin cereus, waxen]
Search Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 255 | 1:218,502 | 18,526 |
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 155 | 1:157,260 | 13,677 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 469 | 1:107,076 | 10,727 |
Search (212) may also be a first name.
Search Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin) a trade-name from the Wax-Taper [French cierge, a wax-taper; Latin cereus, waxen]
Same as the U.S. names Serch and Sarch; perhaps corrupted from the name Sergius. compare Searchfield, the last syllable of which is ville.
Thomas de Cherches, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). See Church.
Search Demographics
Average Search Salary in
England
£25,167
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Search Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Search Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Search is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Search click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Search? popularity and diffusion
The last name Search is the 893,754th most common last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 24,291,820 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 86 percent of Search are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles. Search is also the 620,917th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 212 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 255 people, or 1 in 218,502. In England it is most numerous in: Essex, where 33 percent are found, Merseyside, where 8 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent are found and Indonesia, where 3 percent are found.
Search Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Search has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Search surname grew 165 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Search Last Name Statistics demography
Search earn significantly more than the average income. In Canada they earn 33.3% more than the national average, earning $66,226 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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