South Surname

17,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

South Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the south'; compare West, North, Southern, Western, &c.

William de la Sothe, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Maurice bi Suthe, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Willelmus del South, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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South Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States14,1931:25,5383,215
England4,7831:11,6491,716
Ethiopia3,2201:30,2943,612
Sudan2,8001:13,3961,853
Australia1,9731:13,6831,960
Canada8891:41,4465,159
Jamaica6821:4,208578
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
New Zealand5151:8,7931,520
South Africa4661:116,26113,876
India2351:3,264,10895,059
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Wales1761:17,5831,911
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Scotland1101:48,6714,249
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
Indonesia661:2,003,776125,554
Costa Rica571:83,8611,536
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Ireland411:114,8525,857
Germany341:2,367,808122,173
Pakistan321:5,582,62134,646
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
South Korea301:1,708,009419
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Panama221:177,8305,396
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
China171:80,430,6804,441
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Barbados141:20,5321,076
France141:4,744,480251,814
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Congo81:623,63715,053
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Norfolk Island51:459108
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Laos41:1,647,081888
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Anguilla21:6,718471
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland491:90,4056,033
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,7691:8,8031,329
Wales351:44,8122,341
Scotland281:133,6865,889
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8711:17,4922,227

South (379) may also be a first name.

South Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the south'; compare West, North, Southern, Western, &c.

William de la Sothe, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Maurice bi Suthe, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Willelmus del South, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas de Sowth, 1379: ibid.

1664. Baptised — Richard, s. Richard South: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

User-submitted Reference

(English) One who came from the South i.e. France, or the South of England. Alternately it can mean one who came from the south side of a town or village.

(Irish) One who came from Munster.

- dinn315

South Last Name Facts

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

The last name South is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name South? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,387th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 228,629 people. The last name South occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of South live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. South is also the 445,512th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 379 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 14,193 people, or 1 in 25,538. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States South is found in 123 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 10 percent reside.

South Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of South has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 503 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 16 percent between 1901 and 2014.

South Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the South surname are 18.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.24% being registered with the party.

The amount South earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 87.07% more than the national average, earning 647,403 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.43% more than the national average, earning R 274,308 per year; in United States they earn 5.31% less than the national average, earning $40,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.01% more than the national average, earning $51,176 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shouth911,665/
Southe9171/
Souths918/
Soutch914/
Soueth913/
Soutth911/
Soth891,680/
Sout89608/
Suth89467/
Shaouth83195/
Soujath8322/
Sayouth834/
Schouth831/
Shouath831/
Shouthe831/
Soujith831/
Sutth806,310/
Suoth802,234/
Shout80990/
Sothe80328/
Souet80230/
Suthe80187/
Soute80124/
Sohut80117/
Sauth8099/
Soust8092/
Sooth8077/
Souts8051/
Suith8046/
Soudh8019/
Shuth8015/
Seuth8011/
Soutz808/
Sotch807/
Sjuth806/
Shoth805/
Sodth805/
Soths805/
Sosth804/
Souht802/
Sutph802/
Soutt801/
Soith801/
Soyth801/
Soudt801/
Sjout801/
Szuth801/
Hsout801/
Sudth800/
Suuth800/
Southová771/
Sut7549,273/
Sot756,602/
Sujith733,478/
Schuth731,589/
Schout73791/
Seuthe73624/
Sayout73342/
Schoth73277/
Shoudt73139/
Shoutz73116/
Souiet73102/
Shoute7398/
Sujath7383/
Shouts7372/
Soothe7335/
Souyet7328/
Suitch7326/
Sayuth7322/
Shoust7320/
Souiat7310/
Shoutd739/
Soedth739/
Siothe738/
Soutte738/
Souete734/
Shouhd732/
Sojath732/
Suddth732/
Soucht732/
Suthth732/
Shoith732/
Sosthe732/
Sauthe731/
Sojith731/
Shujth731/
Shuthe731/
Shothe731/
Sujeth731/
Sutthe731/
Soujat731/
Shuith731/
Soutts731/
Soujet731/
Sotsch731/
Seutch731/
Soithe731/
Shoutt730/
Sohyth730/
Soud6715,405/
Szot678,130/
Shut677,252/
Saut672,807/
Sute672,629/
Sote672,446/
Soit672,233/
Sust672,153/
Suit672,066/
Sath671,755/
Shot671,368/
Sott671,241/
Sutt671,039/
Sots671,031/
Soet67897/
Suet67851/
Sost67666/
Shujath67642/
Schoute67637/
Siot67554/
Soot67518/
Suot67438/
Suut67364/
Siut67344/
Szut67331/
Sudh67220/
Schueth67218/
Suyt67178/
Sodt67173/
Sodh6796/
Seut6793/
Chouthe6789/
Sajauth6779/
Sujeeth6771/
Sjut6766/
Schoudt6751/
Zout6741/
Schooth6738/
Sáth6738/
Süth6733/
Šoth6730/
Hsut6719/
Soshthe6718/
Sujt6714/
Sohd6713/
Shayuth6711/
Schauth6710/
Sahouet679/
Suthowa679/
Sgut678/
Suhd677/
Saujath676/
Soht676/
Schoust675/
Súth675/
Sothova675/
Souette675/
Šuth675/
Soyt674/
Schuthe673/
Seutsch673/
Sudt673/
Suzt673/
Shoujat673/
Sgot673/
Shoutts672/
Sotp672/
Soutova672/
Xoth672/
Sahioth671/
Sautsch671/
Scheuth671/
Shojith671/
Shoutte671/
Soushte671/
Xout671/
Sutd671/
Suthová671/
Sayooth671/
Sothowa671/
Saiyoth671/
Sjot671/
Sotd671/
Sujitth671/
Ssut671/
Xsut671/
Jsot671/
Suht670/
Shuodth670/
Schothe670/

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Footnotes

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