Firth Name Meaning: A topographic name for a dweller by 'scrubland or barren pasture'.
The name is of Scottish,English & Welsh origin.
Discover how your Firth ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 5 |
| Buckinghamshire | 3 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 14 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 168 |
| Cornwall | 19 |
| Cumberland | 9 |
| Derbyshire | 61 |
| Devon | 26 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 163 |
| Essex | 58 |
| Gloucestershire | 20 |
| Hampshire | 47 |
| Herefordshire | 14 |
| Hertfordshire | 9 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 66 |
| Lancashire | 1,273 |
| Leicestershire | 38 |
| Lincolnshire | 125 |
| London | 260 |
| Middlesex | 65 |
| Northumberland | 60 |
| Norfolk | 59 |
| Northamptonshire | 11 |
| Nottinghamshire | 79 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 15 |
| Suffolk | 8 |
| Somerset | 17 |
| Surrey | 65 |
| Sussex | 51 |
| Staffordshire | 45 |
| Warwickshire | 42 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 7 |
| Worcestershire | 20 |
| Yorkshire | 8,242 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 2 |
| Glamorgan | 33 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 9 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 968 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 137 |
| Weaver | 74 |
| Private Means | 69 |
| At Home | 53 |
| Labourer | 51 |
| Cotton Weaver | 46 |
| Housekeeper | 45 |
| Dressmaker | 44 |
| General Labourer | 34 |
| Worsted Spinner | 33 |
| Clerk | 32 |
| Cloth Weaver | 32 |
| House Painter | 30 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 29 |
| None | 29 |
| House Keeper | 28 |
| Shop Assistant | 28 |
| Coal Miner (hewer) | 25 |
| At School | 24 |
| Farmer | 24 |
| Student | 23 |
| Stone Mason | 23 |
| Carter | 22 |
| Woollen Weaver | 22 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Firth | 4,528 |
| John Firth | 3,790 |
| Sarah Firth | 3,116 |
| William Firth | 3,017 |
| Elizabeth Firth | 2,284 |
| Joseph Firth | 2,144 |
| George Firth | 1,938 |
| James Firth | 1,916 |
| Thomas Firth | 1,671 |
| Hannah Firth | 1,560 |
| Ann Firth | 1,497 |
| Annie Firth | 1,124 |
| Martha Firth | 1,028 |
| Charles Firth | 1,026 |
| Jane Firth | 1,007 |
| Emma Firth | 968 |
| Henry Firth | 931 |
| Eliza Firth | 840 |
| Arthur Firth | 839 |
| Alice Firth | 836 |
| Samuel Firth | 746 |
| Ellen Firth | 724 |
| Harry Firth | 628 |
| Walter Firth | 537 |
| Alfred Firth | 531 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Firth | 100% | 66,721 |
| 2 | Frith | 60% | 21,006 |
| 3 | Forth | 80% | 7,451 |
| 4 | Freeth | 50% | 4,902 |
| 5 | Freth | 60% | 489 |
| 6 | Ferth | 80% | 434 |
| 7 | Froth | 60% | 261 |
| 8 | Farth | 80% | 165 |
| 9 | Freath | 50% | 151 |
The surname Firth is the most popular version of all its varients