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

South is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name South? ^{popularity and diffusion}

South is the 17,387^th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 228,629 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of South reside; 45 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. South is also the 445,512^th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 379 people.

The surname South is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 14,193 people, or 1 in 25,538. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 9 percent reside, Ohio, where 6 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 123 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 10 percent reside.

South Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of South has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 494 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 503 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 16 percent between 1901 and 2014.

South Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the South last name is primarily Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

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