Southers Surname

237,619th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Southers Surname User-submission:

Southers is of Scandinavian origin, meaning 'from the south'.

Southers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6241:223,18921,606
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Wales91:343,83718,086
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1731:290,28123,212

Southers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Southers is of Scandinavian origin, meaning 'from the south'.

- sydneyalyson

Southers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Southers is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Southers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 237,619th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,314,710 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Southers live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,624 people, or 1 in 223,189. In The United States Southers is most frequent in: Virginia, where 17 percent are found, North Carolina, where 10 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Southers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Southers has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 939 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 315 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Southers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Southers surname are 20.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.31% registered with the party.

Southers earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.4% less than the national average, earning $37,365 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Southerst9436/
Sousthers940/
Suthers931,456/
Sothers93147/
Souters933/
Sutherst88134/
Soutehrs881/
Shuthers881/
Sauthers880/
Soutters880/
Sutherss880/
Suters86375/
Schouters8262/
Schuthers820/
Shoethers820/
Soeters801,349/
Sueters80362/
Suiters80263/
Sutters80253/
Seuters80118/
Sathers8060/
Sauters8053/
Susters8013/
Sutiers801/
Shuters801/
Sooters801/
Suyters800/
Sotters800/
Schutthers780/
Shutters75629/
Suitters7594/
Sautters7546/
Seithers7520/
Chouters7515/
Seathers757/
Shooters754/
Sautiers751/
Shusters751/
Schoeters711,612/
Schutters71454/
Schotters7174/
Saters7134/
Schauters7115/
Zuters7113/
Schuiters711/
Seiters6774/
Seeters6744/
Saiters6737/
Seaters6727/
Szaters6723/
Zauters678/
Satters677/
Schoetters672/
Schussters671/
Saeters671/
Ceuters671/

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