Souther Surname

130,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,474 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Souther Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from the south.

Souther Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3141:109,37211,941
Canada751:491,27542,011
England371:1,505,89364,828
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7381:68,0477,384

Souther (53) may also be a first name.

Souther Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from the south.

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

Souther Last Name Facts

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

The surname Souther is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Souther click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Souther? popularity and diffusion

The surname Souther is the 130,248th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,097,739 people. The surname Souther is predominantly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Souther are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Souther is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 53 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,314 people, or 1 in 109,372. In The United States it is most frequent in: North Carolina, where 18 percent reside, Georgia, where 11 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Souther Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Souther has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Souther last name increased 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Souther Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Souther surname are 22.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.58% being registered with the political party.

The amount Souther earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning $40,690 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.12% more than the national average, earning $55,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Southier93469/
Southerd93100/
Southert930/
Souter927,220/
Suther921,086/
Sother92153/
Southe9271/
Southeard8870/
Southey862,816/
Soutter861,552/
Souster86640/
Southee86530/
Sauther86194/
Soutier86176/
Sothier8673/
Shouter8621/
Sothear8613/
Sutherd8610/
Soutear867/
Suether867/
Southep865/
Soether864/
Southie864/
Siother862/
Sotherd862/
Suthier862/
Sutheer862/
Souyter861/
Southea861/
Southet861/
Southjr861/
Southes861/
Shouthe861/
Southej861/
Soutihe861/
Suthert860/
Shuther860/
Shother860/
Souteir860/
Soother860/
Soutere860/
Suter8334,533/
Soter832,179/
Sothe83328/
Suthe83187/
Soute83124/
Schoutheer8223/
Southheard821/
Sauthier802,436/
Sutheard8014/
Souttere809/
Shouster809/
Sauthere806/
Schouter802/
Souterre802/
Sautheir802/
Sujather801/
Souttier801/
Soetheer801/
Shoutier801/
Sutheert801/
Shuthier801/
Sotheard800/
Southeis800/
Shuither800/
Southird800/
Sutter7734,806/
Sauter7730,770/
Sather776,120/
Suiter773,973/
Soster772,055/
Shuter771,232/
Soethe771,203/
Sooter771,158/
Zuther771,029/
Suster77974/
Seuthe77624/
Sotter77549/
Szuter77391/
Suthep77377/
Sotier77241/
Soeter77215/
Souteh77199/
Soutih77171/
Shoute7798/
Süther7788/
Southi7783/
Suthet7776/
Seuter7772/
Shoter7771/
Sotere7766/
Sothea7764/
Soutes7761/
Southy7757/
Soutee7755/
Zsoter7752/
Soyter7742/
Southa7738/
Soothe7735/
Suthir7728/
Soutey7722/
Sutier7719/
Suuter7715/
Sutere7714/
Suthee7713/
Suyter7712/
Suteir7710/
Sodter7710/
Sothie779/
Suethe779/
Siothe778/
Soutte778/
Sueter777/
Suthed776/
Soutre774/
Souete774/
Suthre773/
Siuter773/
Soutir773/
Sothey773/
Sotear773/
Zouter772/
Soiter772/
Soutie772/
Sioter772/
Sosthe772/
Zother772/
Soutez772/
Szoter772/
Sauthe771/
Shuthe771/
Shothe771/
Sutthe771/
Soteer771/
Suoter771/
Zouthe771/
Sotheh771/
Sothei771/
Sothet771/
Souted771/
Southé771/
Suthär771/
Suhter771/
Soithe771/
Sothee771/
Sothir771/
Suthes771/
Ssuter771/
Sutger770/
Soutea770/
Suthge770/
Suthie770/
Sudter770/
Schouster75112/
Schoueter752/
Southeast751/
Schoutier750/
Sute732,629/
Sote732,446/
Shuster719,782/
Sautter717,186/
Shooter712,980/
Szuster712,945/
Sautier711,488/
Seither711,476/
Shutter711,186/
Shotter711,047/
Schoute71637/
Szauter71627/
Sauteur71594/
Seutter71512/
Saether71435/
Suszter71404/
Suitter71370/
Chouter71286/
Soutaih71240/
Soyster71212/
Seuster71184/
Souetre71158/
Sustere71103/
Shouted71101/
Shather7197/
Schuter7196/
Chouthe7189/
Schouteere7167/
Suchter7163/
Soister7162/
Shoster7158/
Suister7158/
Seather7150/
Sayther7149/
Sottier7149/
Souttre7133/
Sooster7132/
Soutiea7125/
Suthesh7125/
Zoutter7125/
Szutter7124/
Zsauter7122/
Soetter7120/
Soshthe7118/
Schoter7118/
Sostter7117/
Szotter7117/
Shotere7116/
Souêtre7114/
Souhtee7112/
Seyther7111/
Szoster7110/
Seether719/
Zoother719/
Sutteer717/
Suetter716/
Sathier716/
Sutterø716/
Souette715/
Shueter714/
Souttha714/
Suthiea714/
Satther713/
Schuthe713/
Saither713/
Sujster713/
Soehter713/
Sutthee713/
Shauter712/
Satherh712/
Sautere712/
Satheer712/
Suttier712/
Souttih712/
Sateher711/
Sauteer711/
Shoeter711/
Shouterova711/
Shoutte711/
Seutert711/
Soushte711/
Souttey711/
Sostear711/
Sotheph711/
Chother711/
Shudter711/
Syether711/
Soitier711/
Sodthey711/
Seutheu711/
Seuthie711/
Shoutey711/
Shoutha711/
Soutieh711/
Soutioh711/
Soutoir711/
Schausther711/
Szuzter711/
Suterre711/
Sotheep711/
Sathere711/
Sathher711/
Shuthep711/
Soetthe711/
Shoiter711/
Shoutee711/
Sotthee711/
Sosteer711/
Sustihe711/
Sudthee711/
Sudthet711/
Southit710/
Suthire710/
Southay710/
Shuiter710/
Soothie710/
Sauster710/
Suetger710/
Shothes710/
Shuthes710/
Satherd710/
Shuhter710/
Suotter710/
Sheuter710/
Suttere710/
Schothe710/
Sutteir710/
Saueter710/
Suitger710/
Sathe6798,262/
Saute6710,611/
Shute677,098/
Sutha673,774/
Suteu673,296/
Sater673,117/
Schutter672,710/
Soete672,441/
Sheather672,076/
Sotir671,942/
Sotes671,749/
Sutte671,446/
Suste671,175/
Souta67998/
Suthi67895/
Souti67817/
Sotha67801/
Shote67711/
Souty67685/
Schotter67655/
Suete67542/
Zothe67517/
Sothy67463/
Sutre67439/
Sotea67406/
Suite67404/
Sotre67381/
Sothi67343/
Sutheesh67339/
Sotte67287/
Seute67272/
Schoster67259/
Siote67249/
Scheuter67227/
Soste67208/
Sudte67202/
Süter67185/
Sutej67179/
Sotih67171/
Sutea67165/
Sutir67139/
Sutey67111/
Seuchter6798/
Zoute6798/
Shooster6791/
Sotie6788/
Sutet6780/
Soteh6771/
Sutee6769/
Schoeter6766/
Sutei6758/
Sotet6756/
Shuchter6755/
Siute6751/
Sotee6747/
Schueter6745/
Zuthe6744/
Zuter6743/
Sutie6737/
Sotei6735/
Sutyr6734/
Soote6732/
Sotez6728/
Sutep6724/
Sohte6723/
Schooter6723/
Sotyr6722/
Sutih6721/
Chouster6718/
Sgote6718/
Soite6717/
Southaya6714/
Suyte6714/
Suthy6713/
Sautheiz6711/
Szhuster6711/
Suote6710/
Suteh679/
Sutes678/
Sóter678/
Schuyter677/
Shasther677/
Szuszter677/
Sayuthie675/
Szuchter675/
Suterova674/
Sotej674/
Soterova673/
Sotey673/
Sautiehr673/
Suterová673/
Suyathep673/
Sotje672/
Sotep672/
Schuiter672/
Schuzter672/
Šuter672/
Shuetter671/
Shoedter671/
Shoetter671/
Shatheer671/
Shauster671/
Suithair671/
Sutterth671/
Southgay671/
Sotge671/
Schoutes671/
Sgute671/
Šoter671/
Zoter671/
Souiette671/
Sotér671/
Sohouete671/
Sjute671/
Shoutair671/
Shuytter671/
Soëte671/
Sauthère671/
Sauttier671/
Szute671/
Shusterh671/
Schodter671/
Schuhter671/
Sauhtier671/
Saethear671/
Shuoster671/
Suted671/
Sutheysh671/
Sujtheep671/
Sheether670/
Shootter670/
Chauther670/
Shutheis670/
Shuister670/
Soitteer670/
Soyte670/
Schuoter670/
Schuethe670/
Shusster670/
Saithier670/

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Souther Reference & Research

Southworth-Southard FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

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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

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Souther
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