Southard Surname

41,902nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,457 people bear this surname

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

Southard Surname Definition:

V. Southward.

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Southard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,0551:30,0673,738
England2401:232,15919,279
Wales471:65,8415,810
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Guam11:160,1214,893
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6641:18,8512,399

Southard (35) may also be a first name.

Southard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Southward.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the south wood; one who came from Southworth (Southern homestead), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Southard is a Dutch corruption of the English name Southworth. It originated about 1620-1640 in the Netherlands.

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Southard Last Name Facts

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

The last name Southard occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Southard? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 41,902nd most frequent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 585,016 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Southard are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 35 people.

Southard is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 12,055 people, or 1 in 30,067. In The United States Southard is most numerous in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Wales, where 0 percent are found.

Southard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Southard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Southard surname rose 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Southard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Southard are 19.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Southard earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.35% more than the national average, earning $65,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Southards94520/
Southeard9470/
Southhard9425/
Soutthard943/
Southartd941/
Southtard940/
Southaurd940/
Suthard93558/
Sothard93113/
Soutard934/
Southar932/
Southhards891/
Southheard891/
Southart8839/
Sutheard8814/
Sauthard887/
Suthards884/
Southare881/
Southhar881/
Southord881/
Sothhard881/
Shothard880/
Sotheard880/
Sothards880/
Suithard880/
Soethard880/
Suthar86109,775/
Soutar863,679/
Sothar86356/
Sutard862/
Shoutar801,620/
Sotahar80102/
Soothar8058/
Sautard8049/
Souttar8040/
Suthare8035/
Suithar8031/
Sutahar8026/
Zoutard8024/
Suthaar8014/
Sothear8013/
Soutart8012/
Suuthar8011/
Soetard808/
Soutear807/
Shuthar806/
Soustar804/
Sotharr803/
Soudtar802/
Soëtard802/
Suthhar801/
Sothare801/
Seuthar801/
Suthgar801/
Suttard800/
Suthord800/
Suitard800/
Schuthardt781/
Sutar77261,359/
Sotar77476/
Soetahar75373/
Suthahar75200/
Sootahar7584/
Sotaharr7523/
Choutard7514/
Seathard757/
Shuithar751/
Suithair751/
Shoutair751/
Sutttard751/
Sauthart751/
Sutthart751/
Sauthord750/
Sathar7110,746/
Sutare712,015/
Suttar711,040/
Sustar71472/
Sostar71142/
Sottar71118/
Shutar7180/
Sotare7179/
Soutor7176/
Sautar7158/
Sutaar7154/
Suthor7130/
Sutarz7119/
Shotar7113/
Shoushtar7113/
Soetar7112/
Szutar7112/
Suytar7112/
Sootar7110/
Sotahr7110/
Suthaahar718/
Soytar718/
Suitar716/
Zuthar716/
Suutar715/
Sutarr714/
Sutart714/
Suhtar714/
Chouthare714/
Suštar714/
Sothor714/
Sohtar713/
Sotear713/
Schathard712/
Sutahr712/
Sutasr711/
Sotgar711/
Sotohr711/
Sotarh711/
Sotarz711/
Zoutar711/
Saiyothar711/
Sudtar711/
Seutar710/
Sojitar674,570/
Chotard67539/
Shathar6781/
Satthar6761/
Suttarp6755/
Suetair6750/
Šoustar6748/
Sathaar6733/
Sathare6730/
Sustare6728/
Soyatar6727/
Chuthar6724/
Soostar6720/
Sojatar6717/
Sautare6717/
Chothar6717/
Seethar6717/
Saithar6716/
Susztar6715/
Shustar6715/
Soetart6715/
Suttare6712/
Shutare6710/
Satahar6710/
Choutar679/
Sutaare678/
Sathgar677/
Ssathar677/
Satharh676/
Satharp674/
Shuttar674/
Shutaur673/
Sostare673/
Shostar672/
Sutarre672/
Sutarte672/
Sathtar672/
Shottar672/
Soshtar672/
Sauetar671/
Sauttar671/
Sathatr671/
Sathaur671/
Sathhar671/
Sattard671/
Sohttar671/
Shutart671/
Sostear671/
Suchtar671/
Soutoir671/
Soutour671/
Soyetar671/
Sathair671/
Sautart671/
Seitard671/
Seithar671/
Szostar671/
Szustar671/
Shutair671/
Sathart671/
Shotare671/
Sujitar671/
Souteir670/
Schutar670/

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Southard Reference & Research

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Southworth-Southard FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Southard
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