Southren Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Southren 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 SurnameSouthren Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Southren 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).
John Southren rendered homage at Perth, 1291 (RR.). A Southerner, one from the South.
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.
V. Sother(a)n.
Southren Demographics
Southren Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Southren Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Southren Come From? nationality or country of origin
Southren is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Southren? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,293,424th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Southren are found; 45 percent are found in North America and 45 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 2,422,524. In England it is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 61 percent reside, Cambridgeshire, where 4 percent reside and Durham, where 4 percent reside. Apart from England it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.
Southren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Southren has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 56 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 110 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Southren Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Southren surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Southren earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 121.29% more than the national average, earning $95,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.13% more than the national average, earning $52,232 CAD per year.
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