Southam Surname

114,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,040 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Southam Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southam,' a parish and market town in Warwickshire; also a hamlet in the parish of Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire.

Thomas de Sutham, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1388.

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Southam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7971:31,0064,147
United States7471:485,21941,025
Australia6821:39,5835,127
Canada4431:83,1739,255
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Wales911:34,0063,399
Scotland411:130,5818,115
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Laos41:1,647,081888
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2461:19,5632,801
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States811:619,98441,330

Southam (15) may also be a first name.

Southam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southam,' a parish and market town in Warwickshire; also a hamlet in the parish of Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire.

Thomas de Sutham, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1388. John de Southam, rector of West Walton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1666. Baptised — Nicolas, s. Nicolas Southam: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Southam; or Dweller at the South Enclosure or Dwelling [Old English súð + ham(m, piece of land, etc.] The Warw. place was Suðham in the 1oth cent.; the Suðham of a land-grant A.D-965(by Oswald, Bishop of Worcester (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 1166), may refer to either the Glouc. or the Warw. Southam.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in co. Warwick, and a hamlet in co. Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Gloucestershire, Warwickshire.

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

Southam Last Name Facts

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

Southam is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Southam? popularity and diffusion

Southam is the 114,440th most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,803,848 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Southam are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 15 people.

The surname Southam is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,797 people, or 1 in 31,006. In England Southam is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 9 percent are found, Oxfordshire, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Other than England this last name is found in 34 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Southam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Southam has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Southam surname expanded 144 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 922 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 9,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 4,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Southam Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Southam last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Southam are 22.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.08% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Southam earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning R 245,328 per year; in United States they earn 13.63% more than the national average, earning $49,029 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.68% more than the national average, earning $63,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Southham939/
Sutham927,711/
Sotham92127/
Soutam928/
Southan86573/
Suttham86379/
Shotham8626/
Sudtham866/
Southom865/
Sottham864/
Soitham864/
Shoutam861/
Soutahm861/
Souttam860/
Suthaum860/
Sautham860/
Sotam83393/
Sutam83180/
Sujitham8078/
Suchtham804/
Southand803/
Sujatham802/
Shouttam801/
Soyatham801/
Southome801/
Suthamme801/
Southant800/
Suitheam800/
Southann800/
Southane800/
Suthan772,498/
Suthom771,149/
Satham771,000/
Sustam77392/
Sutame77203/
Soetam77200/
Shotam77104/
Sothan7786/
Soutan7762/
Sottam7741/
Soytam7725/
Soutom776/
Sutatm775/
Suttam774/
Sautam773/
Soitam773/
Sotame772/
Shutam771/
Sostam771/
Sothom771/
Sutgam771/
Southon712,119/
Sattham71859/
Saetham71195/
Chutham71140/
Shatham71121/
Shottam71108/
Sutahan7165/
Saitham7152/
Suthann7141/
Suthane7139/
Sutatim7130/
Sutatmd7116/
Soothan7113/
Soutome719/
Sutamng719/
Sathamm718/
Sustaim718/
Seetham717/
Sothane716/
Soutain716/
Sushtam715/
Saatham715/
Shoetam715/
Sauthan715/
Shoutan715/
Sathgam714/
Sottamm714/
Soutane714/
Sotthom714/
Saytham714/
Suthang713/
Sujitam712/
Sutthan712/
Soutang712/
Seitham711/
Sujatam711/
Suthaan711/
Sutheim711/
Sothome711/
Shootam711/
Soutanh711/
Soutoum711/
Soustan711/
Sastham711/
Choutam711/
Satheam711/
Sadtham711/
Suthain711/
Suthatn711/
Sudthan711/
Suethom711/
Seuthan710/
Chotham710/
Shothan710/
Satam6715,183/
Sutan673,594/
Sotan67408/
Sutthang67228/
Sujathan67162/
Sotom6772/
Seethaam6766/
Sostheim6739/
Chottham6736/
Sutom6711/
Sosthand6710/
Sayatham6710/
Southong677/
Sütam677/
Sajatham677/
Sheatham674/
Shathaam674/
Shaatham674/
Saattham674/
Sujithan673/
Shauthan673/
Suithang673/
Schoutan672/
Sujatamm672/
Southton672/
Soustant672/
Suthasin672/
Chootham672/
Southein671/
Chautham671/
Sheetham671/
Seethamm671/
Zotam671/
Sothaain671/
Seithame671/
Sahatham671/
Sutthain671/
Sutthane671/
Suthasen671/
Cheutham670/
Chuttham670/
Schothom670/
Suttheim670/

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