Serf Surname

734,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Serf Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the serf'.

Emma le Cerf: Fines Roll, 17 Edward II.

Serf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2111:381,54235,859
United States881:4,118,852221,730
France391:1,703,147154,208
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England71:7,959,723202,100
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

The alternate forms: Šerf (29) are calculated separately.

Serf (90) may also be a first name.

Serf Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the serf'.

Emma le Cerf: Fines Roll, 17 Edward II.

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

Serf: the poor wretch who owned nothing of his own but his wife and his children, is only recognizable in family names as Server, Sewer. Servant became Sergeant, and rose to be an official.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Serf Last Name Facts

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

Serf is most common in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šerf. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Serf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 734,496th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname Serf occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Serf reside; 63 percent reside in Western Europe and 54 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Serf is also the 1,005,046th most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 90 people.

Serf is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 381,542. In Germany Serf is primarily concentrated in: Saarland, where 87 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside. Not including Germany it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and France, where 10 percent reside.

Serf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Serf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 205 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Serf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Serf last name are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Serf earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.85% less than the national average, earning $41,488 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $45,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šerf9229/
Sherf89659/
Serff8986/
Serfs8923/
Serfe8917/
Szerf8915/
Searf893/
Sierf892/
Serpf891/
Scherf808,856/
Sheirf80128/
Sherff8061/
Shaerf8030/
Seiref8019/
Sherfe8015/
Sherrf808/
Sheerf806/
Shearf803/
Seherf802/
Scerff801/
Shcerf801/
Seyref801/
Searfe801/
Cerf753,215/
Serb753,048/
Sarf75576/
Zerf75452/
Sorf75267/
Sirf75201/
Syrf75110/
Serv7532/
Jerf7521/
Gerf7512/
Sref756/
Serw752/
Scherff731,865/
Scherpf73386/
Schaerf73175/
Schearf7363/
Sergeef7332/
Scherft7326/
Sheirff7314/
Shierff738/
Sheerwf733/
Sherrff732/
Saheerf731/
Scherfe731/
Schierf731/
Shcerff731/
Sherhff731/
Sheerff731/
Sheeref731/
Scheerf731/
Sheiref731/
Sheerft731/
Seherff730/
Schoerf730/
Shearff730/
Zerfe6719,800/
Sharf6718,641/
Shref674,828/
Sarff67809/
Djerf67721/
Cherf67638/
Cerff67550/
Szarf67313/
Sherb67304/
Szerb67208/
Sergeeff6798/
Shorf6759/
Zerff6744/
Schierff6740/
Siref6739/
Sierb6734/
Cerfe6734/
Shirf6722/
Gerfe6719/
Szorf6718/
Sarrf6712/
Scerb6710/
Sherw6710/
Schoerpf679/
Sahrf678/
Sherv677/
Serws677/
Sairf676/
Saarf675/
Serph674/
Jerfe673/
Cerfs673/
Gerff672/
Schaerff672/
Servd672/
Gerfs671/
Gerft671/
Sherfová671/
Sheireff671/
Servs671/
Zehrf671/
Sirfe671/
Sirft671/
Seerw671/
Seerb671/
Serwt671/
Sarwf671/
Sheerfhd671/
Sheerrwf671/
Sjarf671/
Ssref671/
Schoerff670/
Gierf670/
Cerft670/

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