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

Southard has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Southard? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,902nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 585,016 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Southard live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 35 people.

Southard is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 12,055 people, or 1 in 30,067. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, North Carolina, where 7 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Southard occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Wales, where 0 percent are found.

Southard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Southard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 453 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Southard Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Southard surname are 19.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.22% being registered with the 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Southard
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