Hamersley Surname

452,985th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Hamersley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hamersley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3221:1,125,64981,111
Australia3051:88,51010,201
England621:898,67846,462
Canada381:969,62173,252
Wales141:221,03813,576
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:356,16127,153

Hamersley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hamersley occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hamersley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hamersley is the 452,985th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,729,701 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Hamersley are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Hamersley is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 322 people, or 1 in 1,125,649. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent are found, Oklahoma, where 12 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 41 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Hamersley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hamersley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hamersley last name rose 228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hamersley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hamersley last name are 3.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Hamersley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.52% less than the national average, earning $42,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.84% less than the national average, earning $48,273 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hamersley
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