Haddow Surname

98,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Haddow Surname Definition:

A surname found in the shires of Kirkcudbright, Ayr, and Lanark. Not likely to be = Haddo. It may be a form of Haddock, as -ck is oftisn dripped in surnames (compare Nimmo-Nimmock, Rollo-Rollock, etc.). Archibald Haddow in Overquarter in record 1603 (Campsie).

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Haddow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,2461:4,297747
England1,1331:49,1776,125
Australia8521:31,6854,216
United States7051:514,12643,043
Canada5611:65,6787,612
South Africa871:622,73246,743
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Wales411:75,4766,450
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Malta41:107,5681,849
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Macau11:601,6301,582
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7601:4,925766
England1631:149,54213,222
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Haddow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname found in the shires of Kirkcudbright, Ayr, and Lanark. Not likely to be = Haddo. It may be a form of Haddock, as -ck is oftisn dripped in surnames (compare Nimmo-Nimmock, Rollo-Rollock, etc.). Archibald Haddow in Overquarter in record 1603 (Campsie). The name is a common one in the Commissariot Record of Lanark.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scot.) belonging to Haddo (Aberdeen) [orig. uncertain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local: from the town of Haddo in Aberdeenshire.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

From the Frisian, Haddo; from the German, Hader; a personal name.$

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

Haddow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haddow (Arabic: هادو) has its highest incidence in Scotland. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Haddow.

How Common Is The Last Name Haddow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 98,992nd most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,522,680 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Haddow are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Haddow is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 1,246 people, or 1 in 4,297. In Scotland Haddow is primarily found in: Fife, where 16 percent reside, South Lanarkshire, where 12 percent reside and Glasgow City, where 10 percent reside. Other than Scotland it is found in 36 countries. It is also found in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 18 percent reside.

Haddow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Haddow has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Haddow last name grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 695 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 928 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Haddow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Haddow surname is predominantly Presbyterian (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Haddow are 17.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Haddow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.29% more than the national average, earning R 547,260 per year; in United States they earn 22.42% more than the national average, earning $52,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% less than the national average, earning $49,671 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hadddow921/
Haddoow921/
Addow914,342/
Hadow91344/
Hoddow83160/
Chadow8359/
Hadouw8311/
Hadowa838/
Haidow835/
Jaddow833/
Haddob832/
Haddaw832/
Khadow831/
Haydow831/
Hadows831/
Addows831/
Heddow830/
Adow8042,310/
Haddouf77138/
Haddoub7717/
Chadowa774/
Hadouwe773/
Gaddouw771/
Haddoff771/
Adowa731,115/
Adowe73516/
Eddow7352/
Adoow7315/
Hadov7312/
Addaw739/
Adouw738/
Hedow738/
Hadob736/
Adhow736/
Hadof735/
Aidow733/
Hadaw732/
Adoiw732/
Hodow731/
Atdow731/
Addov731/
Adoew731/
Oddow730/
Audow730/
Ahaddova711/
Ahadov676,246/
Chadov671,886/
Haddab671,124/
Addawe67164/
Haddaf67127/
Hadoub6789/
Hadouf6767/
Haidov6753/
Adouwe6735/
Khadov6715/
Hadoff6714/
Chodow675/
Gaidow675/
Adhowa674/
Haydaw674/
Chadaw673/
Aidowe673/
Hadawe672/
Haydob672/
Jaddaw672/
Khaduw671/
Khodow671/
Chadof671/
Easdow671/
Gaddaw671/
Gaudow671/
Hoddof671/
Gaydow671/
Haydov671/
Hadoev671/

Haddow Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Haddow in the Arabic language
هادوhadw-

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