Terrier Surname

41,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,732 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Terrier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Terrier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11,4521:5,800485
Switzerland5051:16,2632,670
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Jamaica1401:20,5001,781
Haiti861:124,2315,655
Argentina551:777,15351,982
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Canada371:995,82774,831
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
England141:3,979,861125,553
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:469,33333,530

Terrier (15) may also be a first name.

Terrier Last Name Facts

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

The last name Terrier is most common in France. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Terrier.

How Common Is The Last Name Terrier? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,078th most frequent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 572,380 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Terrier live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Terrier is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name world-wide, held by 15 people.

It is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 11,452 people, or 1 in 5,800. In France it is most numerous in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 27 percent are found, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 13 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found. Not including France this surname exists in 50 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Terrier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Terrier has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 232 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Terrier Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Terrier surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Terrier earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.31% more than the national average, earning $47,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $53,302 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Terriere93602/
Therrier9360/
Teurrier931/
Tierrier931/
Terrer92572/
Terrie92273/
Terier92137/
Terrir924/
Tarrier86515/
Tierrie86203/
Terroir86146/
Therier86112/
Terzier8695/
Terreur8687/
Terriet8624/
Terriez8621/
Torrier8611/
Teyrier868/
Terries867/
Therrie866/
Tirrier864/
Terryer863/
Terriea862/
Terrior862/
Terrere862/
Terrire862/
Terrerd861/
Terrerr861/
Teriere861/
Terroer861/
Terrair861/
Terriey861/
Therrir861/
Tereier860/
Tearrie860/
Terer838,625/
Terie8329/
Theurier80342/
Terreyre8066/
Terrière8013/
Therzier806/
Therriez803/
Terroire803/
Toirrier801/
Tterroir801/
Terreire801/
Thesrier801/
Terere77624/
Terzer77476/
Therer77233/
Teriet77160/
Tierie77154/
Therie77136/
Teryer7761/
Tarier7745/
Teurer7735/
Tetrie7712/
Tereer7712/
Teruer7712/
Terhie7710/
Terger779/
Tirier778/
Terrée776/
Tergie774/
Teirer774/
Terire774/
Teyrer774/
Terzie773/
Torier772/
Terrié772/
Teerie771/
Tyrier771/
Terryr771/
Terieh771/
Tarrir771/
Terije771/
Terjie771/
Terert771/
Tererz771/
Terrye770/
Tehrer770/
Teries770/
Tearer770/
Tearie770/
Tirrie770/
Therere71294/
Thierie71171/
Theriez71104/
Terhaer7149/
Terhire7121/
Toirier7112/
Thérier7110/
Terryjr714/
Therieh713/
Terhere713/
Therrié712/
Terriio712/
Tairrie712/
Teraire712/
Trejier712/
Terryii711/
Tettrie711/
Teraiye711/
Tahrier711/
Torroir711/
Thirier711/
Thyrrie711/
Tahrrir711/
Theryer710/
Terayer710/
Tereher710/
Theerer710/
Dtterer710/
Tearuer710/
Theurir710/
Tyrie671,594/
Terir67517/
Tirie67255/
Tarir6776/
Terje6773/
Terge6750/
Tererová6722/
Terheerd6712/
Thierrée675/
Terji673/
Tirir673/
Terye672/
Torir671/
Terherdt671/
Terzaiye671/
Terehere671/
Terawere671/
Thierryr671/
Teroiyet671/
Terayies670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Terrier
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