Suckling Surname

128,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,515 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Suckling Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the suckling.' This, at least, seems to be the origin. Mr. Lower thinks it is a local surname, but furnishes no evidence; compare Child, Ayre, Eyre.

Adam Sucklin, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Suckling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6881:33,0084,380
Australia9081:29,7313,997
New Zealand4171:10,8591,897
United States2051:1,768,092116,364
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Canada701:526,36644,416
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Wales81:386,81619,671
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8681:28,0823,805
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Suckling (83) may also be a first name.

Suckling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the suckling.' This, at least, seems to be the origin. Mr. Lower thinks it is a local surname, but furnishes no evidence; compare Child, Ayre, Eyre.

Adam Sucklin, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Sucling, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Walter Sucling, Suffolk, ibid.

1432. John Sokelyng: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).

1551. Buried — Richard Sucklyne: St Peter, Cornhill.

1801. Married — Charles Suckling and Elizabeth Bartlett: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) a nickname [from Old English súcan, to suck + the (double) diminutive suff. -l-ing] Robert Sucling.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably local. H.R. Sucklin, and Suckling, without prefix.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Frisian, Sikke, Sikko; from the Anglo-Saxon, Sycling; from the Swedish, Syk; from the Dutch, Suchtelen, Sukkel; from the German, Suche, Suckel; a personal name.

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

Suckling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Suckling is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Suckling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suckling? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 128,867th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 2,073,271 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Suckling reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,052,971st most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 83 people.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 1,688 people, or 1 in 33,008. In England it is primarily found in: Essex, where 18 percent are found, Greater London, where 15 percent are found and West Midlands, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 26 percent are found and New Zealand, where 12 percent are found.

Suckling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Suckling has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Suckling last name increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 788 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 275 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Suckling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Suckling last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Suckling surname are 29.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Suckling earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.47% more than the national average, earning R 317,172 per year; in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19% more than the national average, earning $59,123 CAD per year.

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