Akhurst Surname

368,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Akhurst Surname Definition:

= Akehurst, q.v.

Akhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4711:118,29712,035
Australia3461:78,0229,105
Canada591:624,50251,218
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Scotland171:314,93014,413
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belize11:355,4743,977
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Akhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Akehurst, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Hawkhurst; a location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Akhurst Last Name Facts

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

Akhurst is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akhurst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 368,903rd most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,474,406 people. The last name Akhurst occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Akhurst are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 471 people, or 1 in 118,297. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 28 percent reside, Hampshire, where 15 percent reside and Greater London, where 14 percent reside. Apart from England this last name occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Akhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Akhurst has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 176 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Akhurst Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Akhurst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.58% less than the national average, earning R 22,380 per year; in United States they earn 31.65% less than the national average, earning $29,494 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.9% more than the national average, earning $61,061 CAD per year.

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Akhurst Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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