Southerton Surname

532,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Southerton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sotherton,' a parish in Suffolk.

1581. John Sotherton or Southerton, Middlesex: Register of the University of Oxford.

1601. Baptised — Alexander, s. George Sotherton: St.

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Southerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3181:175,21415,952
United States1781:2,036,286130,241
Australia711:380,22131,281
Wales331:93,7747,567
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:913,06755,053

Southerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sotherton,' a parish in Suffolk.

1581. John Sotherton or Southerton, Middlesex: Register of the University of Oxford.

1601. Baptised — Alexander, s. George Sotherton: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1607. Nowel Sotherton, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to So(u)therton; or Dweller at the Southern (or More Southern) Enclosure or Farm [Old English súðerne, southern (or the compar., súð(e)ra, of súð, south) + tún, enclosure, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Southerton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Southerton is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Southerton.

How Common Is The Last Name Southerton? popularity and diffusion

It is the 532,873rd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,025,653 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Southerton reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

Southerton is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 175,214. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 12 percent reside, West Sussex, where 9 percent reside and Shropshire, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Southerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Southerton has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Southerton last name grew 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 324 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Southerton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Southerton last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the party.

Southerton earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.57% less than the national average, earning $39,452 USD per year.

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