Akehurst Surname
Approximately 2,514 people bear this surname
Akehurst Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the Oak-Wood. [Old English ác + hyrst].
Akehurst Surname Distribution Map
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
England | 1,407 | 1:39,601 | 5,117 |
United States | 411 | 1:881,895 | 66,754 |
Australia | 271 | 1:99,615 | 11,276 |
Canada | 135 | 1:272,930 | 25,634 |
New Zealand | 122 | 1:37,117 | 6,329 |
Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
England | 783 | 1:31,131 | 4,141 |
Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
Akehurst Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the Oak-Wood. [Old English ác + hyrst].
John Akehurst was mayor of Hastings in 1614 (M.), and the name is still in the town.
Akehurst Demographics
Average Male Akehurst Height
176.88 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Akehurst Reference & Research
Akehurst 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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Footnotes
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