Sopwith Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sopwith Surname Definition:

A corruption of Sopworth, a parish in Wiltshire.

Sopwith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Wales101:309,45316,869
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809

Sopwith (56) may also be a first name.

Sopwith Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Sopworth, a parish in Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Sopworth; a location name in Wiltshire.

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

Sopwith Last Name Facts

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

Sopwith is found most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sopwith? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name Sopwith is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Sopwith reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,321,957th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 56 people.

The last name Sopwith is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England Sopwith is most prevalent in: Worcestershire, where 19 percent reside, Hampshire, where 16 percent reside and Greater London, where 16 percent reside. Aside from England this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Wales, where 13 percent reside.

Sopwith Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sopwith has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sopwith last name contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sopwith Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sopwith are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Sopwith earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.24% less than the national average, earning $32,260 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sapwith861/
Scepwith800/
Shepwith800/
Sapwit774/
Sompuit711/
Sompuet574/
Sabwite571/
Japuith570/
Somphuet5357/
Shapuite5316/
Satpuite532/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sopwith
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