Hailstone Surname

250,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hailstone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hailstone,' perhaps for Hallystone, a parish in Northumberland.

Johannes de Helistones, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Helistones, 1379: ibid.

1583.

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Hailstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7761:71,8028,219
United States4031:899,40267,834
Australia961:281,20525,117
Canada931:396,18935,081
South Africa841:644,97347,754
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Wales211:147,35910,403
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5031:48,4605,955
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Hailstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hailstone,' perhaps for Hallystone, a parish in Northumberland.

Johannes de Helistones, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Helistones, 1379: ibid.

1583. Married — Morgaine Hubble and Tomison (Thomasine) Halestone: St. Antholin (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Alestan is Athelstan, the ancient personal name. An Alestan was a tenant in chief in co. Hants at the making of Domesday. The surname may, however, be local, either from Hailston, a burn in co. Stirling, famous for its blocks of jasper, or from Ailston-hill near Hereford.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This is hardly the same name as the Hallstein of the Landnamabok; but is more probably from Helston, in Cornwall, which Pryce derives from hal-las-ton, the hill by a green moor.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Aylestone; a location name in Leicestershire.

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

Hailstone Last Name Facts

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

Hailstone is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hailstone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 250,767th most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,609,453 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Hailstone live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

Hailstone is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 776 people, or 1 in 71,802. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found and Hampshire, where 9 percent are found. Barring England Hailstone exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Hailstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hailstone has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hailstone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hailstone surname are 24.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.23% registered with the party.

The amount Hailstone earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.77% less than the national average, earning R 228,684 per year; in United States they earn 3.28% more than the national average, earning $44,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $51,046 CAD per year.

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