Sothern Surname

804,502nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 348 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Sothern Surname Definition:

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

Sothern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
England961:580,39635,131
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Scotland151:356,92115,763
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1561:156,25213,619
Wales141:112,0304,740
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Sothern 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

From Sotherton; a location name in Suffolk.

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

Sothern Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sothern has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sothern? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sothern is the 804,502nd most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 20,941,224 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 46 percent of Sothern live; 46 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Sothern is mostly concentrated in: California, where 18 percent live, Missouri, where 14 percent live and Minnesota, where 12 percent live. Apart from The United States Sothern occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent live and New Zealand, where 11 percent live.

Sothern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sothern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sothern last name rose 281 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 38 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 229 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sothern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States Sothern are 9.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.88% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sothern earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.14% more than the national average, earning R 501,744 per year; in United States they earn 27.43% more than the national average, earning $54,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $45,320 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

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