Sitdown Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sitdown Surname Definition:

From Seatown; a location name in Dorset.

Sitdown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:3,714,537119,675
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:625,00931,098

Sitdown Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Seatown; a location name in Dorset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sitdown Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sitdown is most common in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sitdown click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sitdown? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Sitdown is primarily found in Europe, where 94 percent of Sitdown are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in British Isles.

Sitdown is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 3,714,537. In England it is most prevalent in: Derbyshire, where 67 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 27 percent live and Leicestershire, where 7 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 6 percent live and Russia, where 6 percent live.

Sitdown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sitdown has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Sitdown surname contracted 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sidown921/
Siddown8612/
Sidobin717/
Seadown711/
Gidowin710/
Saydowen6728/
Saydowin671/
Chaidowng6330/
Siduben575/
Sidaben574/
Sedobyn572/
Seedawn571/
Jedowin570/
Saidaben53233/
Saidabin5313/
Zhidobin537/
Saiduben535/

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