Serf Surname
Approximately 394 people bear this surname
Serf Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the serf'.
Emma le Cerf: Fines Roll, 17 Edward II.
Serf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 211 | 1:381,542 | 35,859 |
| United States | 88 | 1:4,118,852 | 221,730 |
| France | 39 | 1:1,703,147 | 154,208 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Jamaica | 7 | 1:409,992 | 9,090 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 43 | 1:1,167,876 | 66,381 |
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.
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.
Serf Demographics
Average Serf Salary in
United States
$41,488 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Serf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Serf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Serf occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Šerf. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Serf? popularity and diffusion
The last name Serf is the 734,496th most frequent family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Serf are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,005,046th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 90 people.
It is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 211 people, or 1 in 381,542. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Saarland, where 87 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 3 percent reside. Apart from Germany this last name 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 incidence of Serf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Serf surname rose 205 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Serf Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Serf surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with 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.
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Footnotes
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