Southorn Surname

528,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Southorn Surname Definition:

(English) Southerner [Old English súðerne, southern] Cp. Sother(a)n.

Southorn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2091:266,59421,098
Canada1411:261,31624,674
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Australia711:380,22131,281
New Zealand551:82,33311,809
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1171:208,33616,331
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Southorn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Southerner [Old English súðerne, southern] Cp. Sother(a)n.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Southorn Last Name Facts

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

Southorn has its highest incidence in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Southorn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 528,890th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,907,755 people. Southorn is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Southorn live; 39 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 266,594. In England it is mostly concentrated in: South Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found, Shropshire, where 11 percent are found and West Midlands, where 10 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Southorn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Southorn has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,130 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Southorn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Southorn are 23.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Southorn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.26% more than the national average, earning $47,575 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $51,943 CAD per year.

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