Hallifax Surname

546,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hallifax Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halifax,' a well-known town in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Johannes Halyfax, laborer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Margreta Halyfax. laborer, 1379: ibid.

1779.

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Hallifax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2581:215,96118,397
United States1471:2,465,707151,024
Australia771:350,59429,558
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
France161:4,151,420237,746
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:169,27314,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Hallifax Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halifax,' a well-known town in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

Johannes Halyfax, laborer, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Margreta Halyfax. laborer, 1379: ibid.

1779. Married — John Hallifax and Letitia Arnold: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The Yorkshire town.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Halifax, a town in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Local. From the city of Halifax, in Yorkshire, England, so called from Halig, holy, and faex, hair—holy hair; from the sacred hair of a certain virgin whom a clerk beheaded because she would not comply with his desires. She was afterward canonized. From this circumstance, the village was also called Horton, from Haer, Saxon, hair, and ton, a town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Halifax; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Hallifax Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hallifax is found in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Hallifax click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hallifax? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hallifax is the 546,987th most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Hallifax reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is held by 258 people, or 1 in 215,961. In England it is most frequent in: Greater London, where 18 percent are found, West Sussex, where 10 percent are found and East Sussex, where 8 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Hallifax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hallifax has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hallifax Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hallifax last name are 21.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hallifax earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.41% more than the national average, earning $45,913 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $51,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Halifax93995/
Challifaux891/
Hollifax881/
Hallifas880/
Chalifax880/
Alifax864/
Chalifaux823/
Chalifeaux780/
Chalifox751/
Khalifaz751/
Khalifag751/
Khalifas751/
Chalifoux714,757/
Alifas712/
Khalifake712/
Alifaj711/
Alifox711/
Cholifaux710/
Chalifonx710/
Chalefaux710/
Alifahc6710/
Alhifaz671/
Alihfaq671/
Galifas671/
Helifex671/
Chalefeaux670/

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