Sootheran Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Sootheran Surname Definition:

(English and Scandinavian) Southerner [Old English súðerne = Old Norse suðrœnn, southern]

Sootheran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:2,653,24194,788
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Sootheran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Scandinavian) Southerner [Old English súðerne = Old Norse suðrœnn, southern]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sootheran Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sootheran occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sootheran? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sootheran is the 2,460,878th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname Sootheran is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Sootheran live; 64 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 2,653,241. In England it is mostly found in: North Yorkshire, where 29 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 24 percent are found and Oxfordshire, where 19 percent are found. Apart from England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 30 percent are found.

Sootheran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sootheran has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sootheran last name grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sootheran Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sootheran earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 36.04% less than the national average, earning $27,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.56% less than the national average, earning $46,423 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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