South Surname
Approximately 31,875 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameSouth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,193 | 1:25,538 | 3,215 |
| England | 4,783 | 1:11,649 | 1,716 |
| Ethiopia | 3,220 | 1:30,294 | 3,612 |
| Sudan | 2,800 | 1:13,396 | 1,853 |
| Australia | 1,973 | 1:13,683 | 1,960 |
| Canada | 889 | 1:41,446 | 5,159 |
| Jamaica | 682 | 1:4,208 | 578 |
| Bangladesh | 631 | 1:252,546 | 7,887 |
| New Zealand | 515 | 1:8,793 | 1,520 |
| South Africa | 466 | 1:116,261 | 13,876 |
| India | 235 | 1:3,264,108 | 95,059 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Wales | 176 | 1:17,583 | 1,911 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Scotland | 110 | 1:48,671 | 4,249 |
| Cameroon | 70 | 1:296,701 | 27,784 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Costa Rica | 57 | 1:83,861 | 1,536 |
| Thailand | 45 | 1:1,569,741 | 208,465 |
| Ireland | 41 | 1:114,852 | 5,857 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Pakistan | 32 | 1:5,582,621 | 34,646 |
| Spain | 31 | 1:1,508,130 | 46,256 |
| Northern Ireland | 30 | 1:61,501 | 4,735 |
| South Korea | 30 | 1:1,708,009 | 419 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Botswana | 22 | 1:99,406 | 15,343 |
| Panama | 22 | 1:177,830 | 5,396 |
| Brazil | 20 | 1:10,703,717 | 220,519 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Papua New Guinea | 16 | 1:509,607 | 63,542 |
| Barbados | 14 | 1:20,532 | 1,076 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Laos | 4 | 1:1,647,081 | 888 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cayman Islands | 3 | 1:21,298 | 1,488 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Anguilla | 2 | 1:6,718 | 471 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 49 | 1:90,405 | 6,033 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,769 | 1:8,803 | 1,329 |
| Wales | 35 | 1:44,812 | 2,341 |
| Scotland | 28 | 1:133,686 | 5,889 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,871 | 1:17,492 | 2,227 |
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.
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.
- dinn315South Demographics
Average South Salary in
United States
$40,859 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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South Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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