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There are approximately 15,286 people named Firth in the UK. That makes it the 659th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 242 are named Firth.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Firth surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

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

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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