Surtees Surname
Approximately 3,294 people bear this surname
Surtees Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'Super Teisam' or 'Sur Tees,' from residence upon the bank of the Tees; an ancient family, County Durham. Practically of the same class as Tindal, Tweddle, and Teasdale.
Richard super Teisam, 1198.
Read More About This SurnameSurtees Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,031 | 1:27,434 | 3,734 |
| Australia | 371 | 1:72,765 | 8,563 |
| United States | 260 | 1:1,394,073 | 96,365 |
| Canada | 215 | 1:171,375 | 17,189 |
| New Zealand | 139 | 1:32,578 | 5,680 |
| South Africa | 128 | 1:423,263 | 36,588 |
| Scotland | 66 | 1:81,118 | 5,959 |
| Wales | 40 | 1:77,363 | 6,557 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Jamaica | 4 | 1:717,487 | 10,371 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 895 | 1:27,235 | 3,712 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Surtees (21) may also be a first name.
Surtees Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'Super Teisam' or 'Sur Tees,' from residence upon the bank of the Tees; an ancient family, County Durham. Practically of the same class as Tindal, Tweddle, and Teasdale.
Richard super Teisam, 1198. Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Jolm de Surties, bailiff of Newcastle, 1295. Welford's History of Newcastle and Gateshead.
1787. Married — John Horford and Margaret Surtess: St. George, Hanover Square.
1802. — Aubone Surtees and Frances Elizabeth Honeywood: ibid.
(French-Latin + Celtic) Dweller On the (R.) Tees [French sur, Latin super, on; and v. Tees] The M.Latin form of this name was super Tysam or Teisam.
Rivers also have imposed names to some men, as they have to towns situated on them; as the old Baron Sur Teys, that is, on the River Teys, running between Yorkshire and the Bishoprick of Duresme.—Camden, Remains conc. Brit., ch. ‘Surnames’.
An ancient Durham family, Barons of the Palatinate, who took their name from residence Super Tysam, Sur Tees, Upon the river Tees, their chief seat being Dinsdale. The male line became extinct at an early period, and the younger branches fell into comparative decay, until within the last few generations, when by success in commercial and professional life, and by alliances, the ancient fortunes of the family were revived, and Dinsdale has been repurchased by the representative of the name.
Local. From Sur—Tees, that is, on the river Tees or Tay, in. the county of Durham, England, where the first of the family settled.
(Anglo-Norman), anciently Sur le Tayse, On the Tees.
A location name derived from the river Tees, Durham An ancient family long resided there.
Surtees is the name of an ancient family in the county that reckons amongst its ancestors Barons of the Palatinate, as far back as the 12th century, the name signifying "on the Tees".
Surtees Demographics
Average Male Surtees Height
175.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Surtees Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Surtees Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Surtees occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Surtees? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 136,286th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,212,370 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Surtees live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 21 people.
It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 2,031 people, or 1 in 27,434. In England Surtees is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 25 percent live, Durham, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 6 percent live. Aside from England this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Surtees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Surtees has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Surtees surname rose 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 4,333 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,320 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Surtees Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Surtees surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% registered with the party.
The amount Surtees earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 116.06% more than the national average, earning R 513,444 per year; in United States they earn 36.01% more than the national average, earning $58,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.59% more than the national average, earning $55,443 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surteese | 93 | 4 | / |
| Surtee's | 93 | 1 | / |
| Ssurtees | 93 | 1 | / |
| Surtee | 92 | 975 | / |
| Surtes | 92 | 8 | / |
| Suurtee | 86 | 42 | / |
| Surtess | 86 | 14 | / |
| Surties | 86 | 2 | / |
| Suertes | 86 | 2 | / |
| Surtesh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sortees | 86 | 1 | / |
| Suirtes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shurtes | 86 | 0 | / |
| Surteis | 86 | 0 | / |
| Surteez | 86 | 0 | / |
| Curtees | 86 | 0 | / |
| Surte | 83 | 382 | / |
| Schurtes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shourtes | 80 | 0 | / |
| Surtie | 77 | 261 | / |
| Shurte | 77 | 211 | / |
| Sortes | 77 | 174 | / |
| Curtes | 77 | 133 | / |
| Surtea | 77 | 115 | / |
| Surter | 77 | 26 | / |
| Suirte | 77 | 16 | / |
| Sourte | 77 | 12 | / |
| Surtet | 77 | 11 | / |
| Sortee | 77 | 8 | / |
| Surthe | 77 | 7 | / |
| Surtis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Schuertes | 75 | 10 | / |
| Sourthese | 75 | 0 | / |
| Szirtes | 71 | 734 | / |
| Shortes | 71 | 273 | / |
| Shurter | 71 | 215 | / |
| Schurte | 71 | 75 | / |
| Churtes | 71 | 58 | / |
| Curtess | 71 | 32 | / |
| Sourtis | 71 | 28 | / |
| Scurtis | 71 | 28 | / |
| Szurtei | 71 | 7 | / |
| Zuirtes | 71 | 5 | / |
| Curttes | 71 | 3 | / |
| Shortee | 71 | 2 | / |
| Seurtey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Surthet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Surther | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shurtie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Saurter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Shirtes | 71 | 0 | / |
| Curteys | 71 | 0 | / |
| Surtiss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sourter | 71 | 0 | / |
| Surti | 67 | 10,539 | / |
| Sorte | 67 | 8,697 | / |
| Surta | 67 | 1,171 | / |
| Surty | 67 | 185 | / |
| Shortess | 67 | 168 | / |
| Scourtis | 67 | 65 | / |
| Courthes | 67 | 41 | / |
| Sortejas | 67 | 26 | / |
| Schaurte | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sourthez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sourther | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shorthes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schirtes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Courteis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shaurtie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caurthes | 67 | 0 | / |
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