Underhill Surname
Approximately 17,219 people bear this surname
Underhill Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'under the hill,' one who resided below the hill; a corruption of Underhill, which see. This solution is easily proved.
1625. Francis Lee and Sarah Underell: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
Read More About This SurnameUnderhill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,391 | 1:38,596 | 4,752 |
| England | 4,066 | 1:13,703 | 2,029 |
| Canada | 1,967 | 1:18,732 | 2,640 |
| Australia | 877 | 1:30,782 | 4,102 |
| Wales | 320 | 1:9,670 | 1,066 |
| South Africa | 165 | 1:328,350 | 30,751 |
| New Zealand | 108 | 1:41,929 | 7,008 |
| Scotland | 92 | 1:58,194 | 4,808 |
| Jamaica | 45 | 1:63,777 | 3,321 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Switzerland | 18 | 1:456,273 | 33,097 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,053 | 1:11,873 | 1,806 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,973 | 1:16,892 | 2,155 |
Underhill (26) may also be a first name.
Underhill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'under the hill,' one who resided below the hill; a corruption of Underhill, which see. This solution is easily proved.
1625. Francis Lee and Sarah Underell: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
1646. Baptised — Elissabeath, d. Humphrey and Elissabea the Undrill: Parish Church, Kensington.
1656. — Rebeckea, d. Humph ray Undrell: ibid.
1659. Buried — Thomas Underell: ibid.
(English) Dweller Under the Hill [Old English under; hyll] William Underhill.—Hundred Rolls
(English) Dweller under, or at the foot of, the hill.
Local; from residence at the foot of, or under, a hill.
Local. Under the hill.
(English), Under hill. (variant: Unterberg.) Underwood, Under wood, or same as Tallboys, q. v.
A location name in Devon.
Underhill Demographics
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Underhill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Underhill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Underhill occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Underhill click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Underhill? popularity and diffusion
Underhill is the 31,014th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 423,227 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Underhill live; 66 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 26 people.
The last name Underhill is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 9,391 people, or 1 in 38,596. In The United States Underhill is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 58 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.
Underhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Underhill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Underhill last name increased 316 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,462 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Underhill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Underhill surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Underhill are 17.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.92% registered with the political party.
The amount Underhill earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.71% more than the national average, earning R 365,280 per year; in United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $52,879 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunderhill | 95 | 1 | / |
| Uunderhill | 95 | 0 | / |
| Uinderhill | 95 | 0 | / |
| Uenderhill | 95 | 0 | / |
| Underhil | 94 | 9 | / |
| Underhile | 89 | 95 | / |
| Undorhill | 89 | 2 | / |
| Underaill | 89 | 1 | / |
| Underhell | 89 | 1 | / |
| Underhillová | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hinderhill | 84 | 0 | / |
| Undereahl | 78 | 1 | / |
| Underle | 75 | 2 | / |
| Undereal | 71 | 1 | / |
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Underhill Reference & Research
Underhill DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Underhill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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