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Where Does The Last Name Southern Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Southern has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Southern? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 28,438^th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 385,727 people. The surname Southern is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Southern are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Southern is also the 677,199^th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 181 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 9,432 people, or 1 in 38,429. In The United States Southern is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Georgia, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 73 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Southern Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Southern has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 820 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 8,700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 250 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Southern Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Southern surname is chiefly Catholic (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Southern last name are 18.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.07% registered with the party.

The amount Southern earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning R 259,488 per year; in United States they earn 2.54% less than the national average, earning $42,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% more than the national average, earning $51,917 CAD per year.