Hallowell Surname

130,838th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hallowell Surname Definition:

= Halliwell, q.v.

Hallowell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0211:119,98012,846
England2051:271,79521,381
Australia891:303,32226,493
Canada641:575,71247,839
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1821:42,4864,955

Hallowell (21) may also be a first name.

Hallowell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Halliwell, q.v.

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

Holy well.

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

(English), Holy well. (variant: Holyoke.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Hallowell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hallowell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hallowell? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 130,838th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,108,055 people. The surname Hallowell is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Hallowell live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hallowell is also the 2,368,944th most widespread first name globally, held by 21 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,021 people, or 1 in 119,980. In The United States Hallowell is most common in: California, where 8 percent live, Maine, where 7 percent live and Massachusetts, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Hallowell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hallowell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hallowell last name rose 256 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hallowell Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Hallowell are 6.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hallowell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 11.67% more than the national average, earning R 265,368 per year; in United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 156.75% more than the national average, earning $127,563 CAD per year.

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