Settle Surname
Approximately 12,738 people bear this surname
Settle Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Settle,' a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire.
Alicia de Settle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Setle. 1379: ibid.
Johannes de Setile, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSettle Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,956 | 1:33,083 | 4,131 |
| England | 1,021 | 1:54,572 | 6,638 |
| Canada | 278 | 1:132,538 | 13,752 |
| Australia | 132 | 1:204,513 | 19,950 |
| New Zealand | 78 | 1:58,055 | 9,120 |
| Israel | 78 | 1:109,713 | 12,377 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| South Africa | 30 | 1:1,805,923 | 85,708 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,034 | 1:23,574 | 3,284 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,041 | 1:24,605 | 3,061 |
Settle (121) may also be a first name.
Settle Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Settle,' a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire.
Alicia de Settle, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Setle. 1379: ibid.
Johannes de Setile, 1379: ibid.
Hugh Settle, of Cartmell, 1594: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
James Settle, of Tatham, 1671: ibid.
1689. Richard Benson and Elizabeth Settle (Lincolnshire): Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
(English) belonging to Settle (Yorks), the Domesday Setel = the Seat, Residence [Old English setl]
(English) One who came from Settle (dwelling), in Yorkshire; one who lived in a dwelling in the manor, but had no rights in the cultivated fields.
A market town in the parish of Giggleswick, co. York. The family, though now chiefly resident in more southern counties, have within the present century held lands at Settle, where they are known to have been settled, temp. Henry VII., and probably much earlier.
From Settle, a market town and chapelry co. York, West Riding.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Settle Demographics
Average Male Settle Height
177.82 cm
Average Female Settle Height
164.25 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Settle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Settle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Settle occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Settle? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 41,063rd most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 572,111 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Settle reside; 88 percent reside in North America and 88 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 848,089th most widespread first name in the world It is held by 121 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 10,956 people, or 1 in 33,083. In The United States Settle is most frequent in: Virginia, where 9 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 45 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Settle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Settle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 537 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 1 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Settle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Settle last name are 19.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.46% registered with the party.
The amount Settle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.46% more than the national average, earning R 569,040 per year; in United States they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning $42,356 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.96% less than the national average, earning $48,211 CAD per year.
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