Suthern Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Suthern 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.

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Suthern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3361:80,3449,348
England1151:484,50531,272
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:165,81914,183
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Suthern 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).

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

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Suthern Last Name Facts

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

The surname Suthern is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Suthern? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 577,768th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 62 percent of Suthern live; 62 percent live in Australasia and 62 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 80,344. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: New South Wales, where 89 percent are found, Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent are found and Queensland, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Australia this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Suthern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Suthern has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 37 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Suthern Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Suthern surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Suthern earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 56.26% more than the national average, earning $67,424 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.84% more than the national average, earning $60,536 CAD per year.

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