Sotheran Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sotheran Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the southern,' from the south. Middle English sot hem.

'But trusteth wel, I am a sothern man.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Naturally the surname is found in the North and not the South; v.

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Sotheran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1831:304,47023,072
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England621:393,15123,809
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Sotheran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the southern,' from the south. Middle English sot hem.

'But trusteth wel, I am a sothern man.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.

Naturally the surname is found in the North and not the South; v. Western.

Willelmus Sothom, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Sotheron, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Sotheron, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Sothryn, 1379: ibid.

1586. Baptised — Anne, d. John Sothernne: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1587. — Mary Sotherne, d. William Southerne (sic): ibid.

John Southerine. 1588: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

SUTHERNE: The southerner, one from the south. Thomas le Sutherne was received to the English king's peace in 1321 (Bain, tn, 724). Stiff current in England as Sothern and Sotheran.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of Sotherton, a parish in Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Sotheran Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sotheran is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Sotheran click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sotheran? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 917,199th most frequently held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Sotheran reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Sotheran is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 183 people, or 1 in 304,470. In England it is most common in: Durham, where 45 percent reside, Dorset, where 7 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 5 percent reside. Apart from England Sotheran is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Sotheran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sotheran has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 295 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sotheran Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Sotheran earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.09% less than the national average, earning $36,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% more than the national average, earning $49,808 CAD per year.

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