Sortain Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Sortain Surname Definition:
SORTAIN: Soartin, or Soartinus, is found in the Domesday of Hampshire; but the few existing Englishmen of the name descend from ancestors who settled in England after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685, and are of the same family as M.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
Sortain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
SORTAIN: Soartin, or Soartinus, is found in the Domesday of Hampshire; but the few existing Englishmen of the name descend from ancestors who settled in England after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes, 1685, and are of the same family as M. Sortin, one of the ministers of Louis XVI., who was beheaded in the French Revolution. The surname Sartain occurs in America.
Sortain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sortain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sortain has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sortain? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sortain live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Sortain is most common in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Sortain is mostly found in: West Sussex, where 80 percent are found and East Sussex, where 10 percent are found.
Sortain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sortain has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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