The surname Netherton
An English surname, carried by 1,972 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈnɛðətən/ 3 syllables Soundex N363
Origin
English origin
"The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).
One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,972 people named Netherton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,565 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,848.
#14,986
rank among US surnames
1,972
people in 2010
0.7
per 100,000 Americans
+6.7%
change since 2000 (was #14,737)
Who is named Netherton
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
96% of people named Netherton identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 96%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
- Two or more races 1.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Other English surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Netherton come from?
- "The lower settlement", from Old English niþera (“lower”) + tūn (“settlement”).
- How common is the surname Netherton?
- 1,972 people in the United States had the surname Netherton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,565 Americans. It ranked 14,986th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Netherton?
- In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Netherton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- How do you pronounce Netherton?
- Netherton is /ˈnɛðətən/, 3 syllables.
- Is the surname Netherton getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,848 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,972 in 2010, up 6.7%.