Halfpenney Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Halfpenney Surname Definition:

Ó hAilpine This is basically the same as Halpin, q.v. but each has a definite location: Halpeny mainly Co. Monaghan and Halpin mainly Co.

Limerick. IF 133

Halfpenney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Halfpenney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó hAilpine This is basically the same as Halpin, q.v. but each has a definite location: Halpeny mainly Co. Monaghan and Halpin mainly Co.

Limerick. IF 133

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Halfpenney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Halfpenney is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Halfpenney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Halfpenney live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is mostly found in: Cheshire, where 36 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 36 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Scotland, where 4 percent reside.

Halfpenney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Halfpenney last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halfpenny952,649/
Halfpeney950/
Half Penny902/
Halfppenny900/
Halfpeny890/
Halfpanny840/
Halfpin710/
Halaviben539/
Helfeiben531/

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