Hampshaw Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hampshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hallamshire,'easily and naturally corrupted to Hampshire. There can be no doubt about the Yorkshire Hampshires; they are descended from Hallamshire folk. Nine-tenths of our Hampshires = Hallamshire.

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Hampshaw 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
England1261:442,20729,452
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488

Hampshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hallamshire,'easily and naturally corrupted to Hampshire. There can be no doubt about the Yorkshire Hampshires; they are descended from Hallamshire folk. Nine-tenths of our Hampshires = Hallamshire. The order is Hallomshire, Halmshire, Hamshire, and (with customary intrusive 'p' after m, as in Simpson or Thompson) Hampshire. The intermediate link is found in Halmshaw, to be seen in the West Riding Court Directory.

Thomas de Hallomschire, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Henricus de Hallomschire, 1379: ibid.

Thomas Halomschire, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Hallomshire, 1379: ibid.

(a) Local, 'of Hampshire'; compare Wiltshire, Devonshire, &c.

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

From the county.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Hampshaw Demographics

Average Hampshaw Salary in
England

£32,863

Per year
Rank:
9,918 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000199514
Rank: 34,797 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
121.82%
Sample size: 14 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Hampshaw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hampshaw is most common in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hampshaw click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hampshaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,484,726th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name Hampshaw is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Hampshaw live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 442,207. In England Hampshaw is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 72 percent are found, Bedfordshire, where 4 percent are found and Greater London, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account England Hampshaw is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Scotland, where 3 percent are found.

Hampshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hampshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hampshaw surname rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hempshaw882/
Jambshaw755/
Gambshaw751/

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