Stothers Surname

353,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,031 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Stothers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stothers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada2941:125,32513,101
United States2801:1,294,49690,776
England1391:400,84927,632
Northern Ireland1331:13,8721,952
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Australia481:562,41041,290
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1081:41,0173,721
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Stothers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Stothers is found most in Canada. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stothers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 353,216th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,068,425 people. The surname Stothers occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Stothers live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 125,325. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 54 percent live, British Columbia, where 31 percent live and Manitoba, where 7 percent live. Apart from Canada this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Stothers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Stothers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Stothers surname grew 778 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,069 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 363 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Stothers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Stothers surname is principally Anglican (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Stothers surname are 13.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Stothers earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.89% less than the national average, earning 301,453 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.84% more than the national average, earning R 372,720 per year; in United States they earn 30.17% more than the national average, earning $56,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.61% more than the national average, earning $57,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stathers88440/
Stuthers88118/
Stethers8851/
Stoeters888/
Stotters880/
Stöters8083/
Staters800/
Stutters75156/
Statters7582/
Stetters753/
Steeters750/
Stutgers750/
Statiers750/
Stuterch630/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stothers
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