Elmhirst Surname

908,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Elmhirst Surname Definition:

An estate near Doncaster, co. York, which was owned by Robert de Elmehirst, temp. Edw. I., and still belongs to the family. Hunter's Doncaster.

Elmhirst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1311:281,26426,302
England961:580,39635,131
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Elmhirst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An estate near Doncaster, co. York, which was owned by Robert de Elmehirst, temp. Edw. I., and still belongs to the family. Hunter's Doncaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

Elmhirst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elmhirst occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elmhirst? popularity and diffusion

The surname Elmhirst is the 908,336th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 24,872,170 people. The last name Elmhirst occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Elmhirst are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 281,264. In Canada Elmhirst is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 81 percent are found, Manitoba, where 9 percent are found and British Columbia, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Canada this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Elmhirst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Elmhirst has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Elmhirst surname expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elmhirst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elmhirst are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Elmhirst earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 46.01% more than the national average, earning $63,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% less than the national average, earning $45,868 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elmhurst88132/
Elmirs861/
Elmerst800/
Elmers711,039/
Helmers674,804/
Ellmers671,042/
Gelmers67221/
Elmerse6710/
Eilmers676/
Elmersh674/
Elmerås672/
Hilmirs670/
Hellmers631,248/
Gellmers6329/
Hellmyrs6320/
Eullmers634/
Helmersø631/
Healemers591/
Ilmers5727/
Hilmers53152/
Gilmers530/
Hillmers5023/

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