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 Settle Salary in
United States
$42,356 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Settle Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Settle Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Settle is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Settle? popularity and diffusion
Settle is the 41,063rd most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 572,111 people. Settle is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Settle live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 848,089th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 121 people.
It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 10,956 people, or 1 in 33,083. In The United States Settle is primarily found in: Virginia, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Settle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Settle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Settle surname expanded 537 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Settle Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Settle surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Settle surname are 19.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.46% registered to vote for 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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