Akehurst Surname

171,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,514 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Akehurst Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Oak-Wood. [Old English ác + hyrst].

Akehurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4071:39,6015,117
United States4111:881,89566,754
Australia2711:99,61511,276
Canada1351:272,93025,634
New Zealand1221:37,1176,329
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Wales271:114,6128,773
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Scotland201:267,69112,985
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
France111:6,038,429280,838
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7831:31,1314,141
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Akehurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Oak-Wood. [Old English ác + hyrst].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

John Akehurst was mayor of Hastings in 1614 (M.), and the name is still in the town.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Akehurst Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akehurst Come From? nationality or country of origin

Akehurst occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akehurst? popularity and diffusion

It is the 171,299th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,898,785 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Akehurst are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,407 people, or 1 in 39,601. In England Akehurst is mostly found in: East Sussex, where 17 percent live, Kent, where 15 percent live and West Sussex, where 13 percent live. Apart from England this surname exists in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Akehurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Akehurst has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Akehurst surname grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 893 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Akehurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Akehurst last name are 15.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.04% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Akehurst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 104.99% more than the national average, earning R 487,140 per year; in United States they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $45,602 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.78% more than the national average, earning $53,050 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ackehurst9468/
Askehurst941/
Okehurst880/
Akihurst880/
Eikeherst710/
Eickehorst674/

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Akehurst Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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