Zouch Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Zouch Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de la Zouch.' 'Zuches = stumps of trees': Haliwell.
Ivo de la Zosrh, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ivo de la Zoche, ibid.
Alan de la Zouche, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameZouch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 26 | 1:23,486 | 3,642 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Australia | 11 | 1:2,454,155 | 103,534 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
Zouch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de la Zouch.' 'Zuches = stumps of trees': Haliwell.
Ivo de la Zosrh, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ivo de la Zoche, ibid.
Alan de la Zouche, Wiltshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Guy de la Zouch, Sutherland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Olive de la Zouche, Hampshire, ibid.
1580. Married — Robert Arras and Elizabeth Zouche: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1641. William Zouch and Anne Bowling: Marriage Lic. (London).
Elena la Suchis or la louche was daughter and coheir with her sisters, Margaret and Isabel, of Helen, eldest daughter and coheir of Alan the last of the old lords of Galloway, and wife of Roger de Quincy, earl of Winchester. She married Alan la Zouche of Ashley, county Leicester, who died in 1269. Symon de la Souche del counte de Lanark rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 213). The lands of Sir Alan de la Souche in county of Arne were taken into the king's hands for his not doing service, 1304 (ibid., p. 425). The name comes from a place in Huntingdonshire, in Latin record rendered de stipite sicio.
V. Such.
Alan de la Zouche.—Testa de Nevill.
The baronial family, who gave the suffix to Ashby de la Zouch, co. Leicester, were a branch of the Earls of Brittany, though genealogists differ as to the precise period and cadet. The founder of the race in England was William le Zusche, who died in the first year of King John. In a charter he calls Roger la Zusche his father, and Alan, Earl of Brittany, his grandfather. Camden mentions the latinization of this surname as "De Stipite Sicco ("of the dry trunk or log")-for William de la Zouch, Archbishop of York, is so called in this verse, for his valour in an encounter against the Scottishmen at Bear-park, 1342 —
From Sauchay (?); a location name in Normandy.
Zouch Demographics
Average Zouch Salary in
England
£21,175
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Zouch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zouch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zouch occurs in Tunisia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Zouch? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,237,939th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 101,215,916 people. The last name Zouch occurs predominantly in Africa, where 38 percent of Zouch live; 38 percent live in North Africa and 38 percent live in Mahgreb.
The last name is most frequently held in Tunisia, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 23,486. Not including Tunisia Zouch occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.
Zouch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Zouch has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Zouch surname grew 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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