Southeran Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Southeran Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the southern,' from the south. Middle English sot hem.
'But trusteth wel, I am a sothern man.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Naturally the surname is found in the North and not the South; v.
Read More About This SurnameSoutheran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Southeran Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the southern,' from the south. Middle English sot hem.
'But trusteth wel, I am a sothern man.': Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales.
Naturally the surname is found in the North and not the South; v. Western.
Willelmus Sothom, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Sotheron, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Sotheron, 1379: ibid.
Ricardus Sothryn, 1379: ibid.
1586. Baptised — Anne, d. John Sothernne: St. Dionis Backchurch.
1587. — Mary Sotherne, d. William Southerne (sic): ibid.
John Southerine. 1588: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch (London).
SUTHERNE: The southerner, one from the south. Thomas le Sutherne was received to the English king's peace in 1321 (Bain, tn, 724). Stiff current in England as Sothern and Sotheran.
(English and Scandinavian) Southerner [Old English súðerne = Old Norse suðrœnn, southern]
Southeran Demographics
Average Southeran Salary in
England
£27,300
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Southeran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Southeran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Southeran is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Southeran click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Southeran? popularity and diffusion
The surname Southeran is the 2,580,327th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Southeran occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Southeran live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Southeran is most frequent in: Tyne and Wear, where 28 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 24 percent live and Durham, where 19 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.
Southeran Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Southeran has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Southeran surname declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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