Hallmark Surname

74,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Hallmark Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'half a mark,' from the coin; compare Ninepence, Twelvepence, Hundredpound, Thousandpound, &c. Ninepence nearly succeeded in becoming a permanent surname. Hallmark in Hallmark has really done so. With the corrupted Hallmark, compare our ha'penny, which goes even further in the way of corruption.

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Hallmark Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,9581:60,8367,141
England3851:144,72213,975
Canada501:736,91258,785
Wales361:85,9597,098
Australia351:771,30649,759
India171:45,121,493474,784
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Guam81:20,0153,029
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1791:136,17512,443
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3851:130,43812,506

The alternate forms: Hällmark (29) are calculated separately.

Hallmark (55) may also be a first name.

Hallmark Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'half a mark,' from the coin; compare Ninepence, Twelvepence, Hundredpound, Thousandpound, &c. Ninepence nearly succeeded in becoming a permanent surname. Hallmark in Hallmark has really done so. With the corrupted Hallmark, compare our ha'penny, which goes even further in the way of corruption.

Robert Alfmarck, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes Half-mark, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Emma Halmark, Sheffield, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1388. John Halfmark: Cal. of Wills in the Court of Husting (2).

It is hard to say whether it belongs to Haldsworth or Halesworth, to Yorkshire or Suffolk.

1565. William Hallesworthe: Register of the University of Oxford.

1704. Married — John Clark and lane Hallsworth: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Hallmark Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hallmark is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms: Hällmark. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hallmark.

How Common Is The Last Name Hallmark? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,700th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,107,530 people. Hallmark occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Hallmark are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hallmark is also the 1,336,256th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 55 people.

The last name Hallmark is most common in The United States, where it is held by 5,958 people, or 1 in 60,836. In The United States Hallmark is most prevalent in: Texas, where 30 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Oklahoma, where 4 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Hallmark Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hallmark has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,548 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hallmark Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hallmark last name are 21.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Hallmark earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $42,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.62% less than the national average, earning $44,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hällmark9629/
Allmark931,227/
Halmark9347/
Hellmark88292/
Haulmark8865/
Hollmark8817/
Almark8687/
Hatlemark8276/
Ahlmark80310/
Helmark80110/
Holmark8068/
Ellmark8040/
Almeark8013/
Hölmark8012/
Ollmark804/
Almaark801/
Hasselmark7884/
Ohlmarks758/
Kholmark751/
Cholmark751/
Holmmark751/
Helmarck751/
Elmark7132/
Almerk711/
Olmarks677/
Almerck672/
Almarzq671/
Golmark671/
Almeerk671/
Oolmark670/
Almorg571/
Almerg571/
Holmerg5310/
Almorgue501/

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Hallmark Reference & Research

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