Southward Surname

146,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Southward Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southworth,' a township in the parish of Winwick, Lancashire.

1587. Thomas Southworth, of Winwick, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.

1591-2. John Sothworth, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Southward Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5051:240,83723,024
England1,0751:51,8316,387
Canada1651:223,30721,472
Australia991:272,68424,601
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Wales71:442,07621,198
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Malta11:430,2723,380
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6101:39,9605,082
Isle of Man171:3,192355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2231:225,19619,055

Southward Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Southworth,' a township in the parish of Winwick, Lancashire.

1587. Thomas Southworth, of Winwick, Lancashire: Wills at Chester.

1591-2. John Sothworth, Lancashire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1599. Henry Southworth, of Witton, yeoman: Wills at Chester.

1607. Robert Southworth, of Warrington: ibid.

1615. Edmund Sowthworth, Yorkshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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

For (1) Southworth, (2) Southwood, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Southworth; a location name in Lancashire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Southward Last Name Facts

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

The last name Southward is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Southward? popularity and diffusion

It is the 146,068th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,399,587 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Southward reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Southward is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,505 people, or 1 in 240,837. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 25 countries. It is also found in England, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Southward Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Southward has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Southward last name rose 675 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Southward Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Southward are 16.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Southward earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.83% less than the national average, earning R 181,008 per year; in United States they earn 10.62% less than the national average, earning $38,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.2% more than the national average, earning $51,274 CAD per year.

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Southward Reference & Research

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Southworth-Southard FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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