Firth is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Firth
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning:

The lastname is variant form of the Firth. A parish in Orkney; also a Scottish topographical word, signifying, 1. An æstuary or bay; 2. A sheltered place or enclosure. The etymon in both cases seems to be the Anglo-Saxon frithian, to protect or shelter.

A parish in Orkney; also a Scottish topographical word, signifying, 1. An æstuary or bay; 2. A sheltered place or enclosure. The etymon in both cases seems to be the Anglo-Saxon frithian, to protect or shelter.

How popular is Firth?

Firth is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, Scotland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Wales, South Africa, Ireland.

Firth is ranked 21106 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Firth bearers increased by 1.82 per cent in 2010 US census to 3181 since 2000, the surname slipped by 590 spots and ranked at 10136. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.84 96.16
Hispanic or Latino 1.85 0.93
Others 1.54 1.22
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.07 0.99
Black 0.38 0.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.31 0.29
Firth is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 25856 people have been found who wears Firth as their family name. Firth is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Firth:
576 England13,043
Countries with thousands of Firth:
9,418 United States4,369
996 Australia3,965
2,546 Canada2,051
Countries with hundreds of Firth:
1,335 Scotland568
1,618 New Zealand486
1,035 Northern Ireland333
1,539 Wales221
25,383 South Africa217
3,205 Ireland114
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
31,067 Spain65
164,273 Thailand64
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
610 Isle of Man29
56,027 Netherlands24
158,771 Germany22
209,042 France21
5,132 Jamaica19
37,550 Sweden19
1,289 Malta18
13,856 Singapore17
24,061 United Arab Emirates14
329,557 Brazil11
50,646 Israel11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
394,810 Russia10
43,480 Mexico10
2,003 Jersey10
78,460 Zimbabwe10
1,516 Barbados9
7,955 China9
4,985 Hong Kong7
97,842 Czechia7
55,922 Qatar6
12,102 Sri Lanka6
89,049 Greece6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

David Firth worked as cloth finisher and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 22 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Fredonia and arrived on April 4, 1846. Martha Firth (22) Spinster, Jno.H. Firth, aged 25, Jane Firth, aged 20, U Firth (Of unknown age) Immigrant, John Firth, aged 41, Mary Firth (23) , Fanny Firth, aged 10, James Firth (24) Farmer, are others that migrated to US from Belfast, Liverpool and Unknown.

From Germany

John Firth worked as farmer and hailed from Germany. 18 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Beejapore and arrived on May 1, 1852. 11 years old Rob. Firth, W. Firth (13) Farmer, Jne. Firth, aged 26, 24 years old Bertha Firth, 20 years old Frederic Firth, Laborer A.O. Firth, Walter Firth (32), are others that migrated to US from Liverpool, Liverpool & Queenstown, Bremen, Havre and Antwerp.

Firth Namesakes

  • Josiah Firth, New Zealand farmer
  • John Rupert Firth, English linguist and a leading figure
  • Nicholas Firth, former Chairman and CEO of BMG Music Publishing
  • Rosemary Firth, British social anthropologist
  • Cecil Mallaby Firth, British Egyptologist
  • Alfred Firth, English first-class cricketer
  • Edgar Firth, English first-class cricketer
  • Edward Firth, English first-class cricketer
  • Jack Firth, English first-class cricketer,
  • Raymond Firth, ethnologist from New Zealand
  • Colin Firth, English actor,
  • Charles Harding Firth, British historian
  • Peter Firth, English actor
  • Jonathan Firth, English actor best known for his roles
  • James Firth, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Joseph Firth, New Zealand educationalist and teacher
  • Mark Firth, English industrialist and philanthropist
  • Steve Firth, bass player for the English band Embrace
  • Wally Firth, former Canadian politician
  • Julian Firth, English actor
  • Verity Firth, Chief Executive Officer of the Public Education Foundation
  • Tim Firth, English dramatist, screenwriter and songwriter
  • Franny Firth, English professional footballer
  • Harry Firth, Australian racing driver and team manager

Firth Namesakes

  • Josiah Firth, New Zealand farmer
  • John Rupert Firth, English linguist and a leading figure
  • Nicholas Firth, former Chairman and CEO of BMG Music Publishing
  • Rosemary Firth, British social anthropologist
  • Cecil Mallaby Firth, British Egyptologist
  • Alfred Firth, English first-class cricketer
  • Edgar Firth, English first-class cricketer
  • Edward Firth, English first-class cricketer
  • Jack Firth, English first-class cricketer,
  • Raymond Firth, ethnologist from New Zealand
  • Colin Firth, English actor,
  • Charles Harding Firth, British historian
  • Peter Firth, English actor
  • Jonathan Firth, English actor best known for his roles
  • James Firth, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
  • Joseph Firth, New Zealand educationalist and teacher
  • Mark Firth, English industrialist and philanthropist
  • Steve Firth, bass player for the English band Embrace
  • Wally Firth, former Canadian politician
  • Julian Firth, English actor
  • Verity Firth, Chief Executive Officer of the Public Education Foundation
  • Tim Firth, English dramatist, screenwriter and songwriter
  • Franny Firth, English professional footballer
  • Harry Firth, Australian racing driver and team manager

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