Halliwell Surname

55,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Halliwell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halliwell,' a township in the parish of Dean, Lancashire; (2) 'of Hollowell,' a parish in the the Diocese of Peterborough. The former of these two places has made Halliwell a familiar surname in South Lancashire.

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Halliwell Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,4871:10,1551,502
United States1,4571:248,77123,674
Australia8001:33,7454,450
Canada5991:61,5127,204
New Zealand2651:17,0882,990
Wales1831:16,9101,838
Scotland1001:53,5384,539
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2641:7,4681,150
Wales351:44,8122,341
Scotland311:120,7495,564
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1151:436,68431,761

Halliwell (11) may also be a first name.

Halliwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Halliwell,' a township in the parish of Dean, Lancashire; (2) 'of Hollowell,' a parish in the the Diocese of Peterborough. The former of these two places has made Halliwell a familiar surname in South Lancashire. Many small spots styled the Holywell must also have contributed to swell the list of surnames.

Adam de Holewell, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Simon de Holewell, Bedfordshire, ibid.

John de Holowell, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Godfrey de Haliwell, London, ibid.

Richard de Holewell, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John of Halewelle, of Halliwell, Dean, Lancashire, 1288: Baines' Lancashire.

John de Holewell, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Edith atte Holywelle, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

William de Halegewelle, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Probably this last entry represents the Anglo-Saxon halig, holy, pure; later on found as halt or holi. Pure and healthy springs would, no doubt, all over the country take a name after the character of the water, being whole or whole-some— not necessarily sacred or holy, as the word is now understood.

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

Of local origin, perhaps from Halywell mentioned in Berwick Retours. Thomas de Halywell was supprior of the Abbey of Kelso, 1465 (Kelso, 530), and Robert Halywell was notary public in St, Andrews diocese, 1473 (RHM., II, p. 220). Thomas Halywell, a Scot born at Grynlawe, in 1480 had letters of denization in England (Bain, IV, 1465), John Halywell was killed in 1535 (RSS., II, 1642.), and William Halywell was burgess of Linlithgow, 1537 (Johnsoun). Janet Hallywell is recorded in Dalcove, 1668 (Lauder), Robert Halliwall, portioner of Darnick, 1683 (RRM., III, p. 8), and Arthur Hollivall in Manorhill, 1690 (Peebles CR.). Haliewooll 1651, Halliewooll 1656, Halliwoll 1660, Hallowall 1681, Holiewall 1644.

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

(English) belonging to Halliwell, or Dweller by a HolyWell [Old English hálig wiell] John de Haliwell.— Lanc. Inq., A.D. 1288.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Haliwell, in Middlesex, or Halliwell, in Lancashire, both meaning holy spring.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

"The Holy Well"-a name given to many sacred fountains in the middle ages; but specifically applied to parishes and places in Lancashire, Middlesex, &c.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire.

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

An old family of Halliwell once lived at Pike House, Spotland; W. Halliwell was minister of Holme in 1793 (W. W.). There is a Lancashire township of the name.

— Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy
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Halliwell Demographics

Average Halliwell Salary in
United States

$45,572 USD

Per year
Rank:
557,440 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000369768
Rank: 25,449 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
105.61%
Sample size: 692 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Halliwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Halliwell occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Halliwell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halliwell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Halliwell is the 55,442nd most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 795,497 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Halliwell live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held given name world-wide It is held by 11 people.

The last name Halliwell is most frequent in England, where it is held by 5,487 people, or 1 in 10,155. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 31 percent live, Lancashire, where 14 percent live and Merseyside, where 6 percent live. Barring England this surname is found in 62 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Halliwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Halliwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Halliwell surname increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,267 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 523 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 323 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Halliwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Halliwell surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Halliwell last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.36% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Halliwell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 1029.69% more than the national average, earning R 2,684,580 per year; in United States they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning $45,572 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.37% more than the national average, earning $52,847 CAD per year.

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haliwell9454/
Halliwel9415/
Alliwell940/
Helliwell894,281/
Hallewell89653/
Halliwill89387/
Holliwell89109/
Halihwell891/
Aliwell8842/
Helliewell841/
Helliwelll841/
Holiwell82148/
Allewell8281/
Elliwell829/
Heliwell826/
Helliwel822/
Hallewel821/
Hallewll821/
Haluwell821/
Halliwil821/
Halywell820/
Aliwel801/
Hellewell781,843/
Hollywell78206/
Hollewell7831/
Hallewill780/
Alewell7515/
Allewel751/
Holleywell7438/
Holywell71211/
Allewelt71185/
Holewell7161/
Alleweld7113/
Haluwill712/
Ellewell712/
Hallibyl711/
Halewill710/
Helewell710/
Alewel67187/
Holeywell6743/
Alleweldt6721/
Alibel675/
Holeswell671/
Hollywill670/
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