Hannington Surname

241,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hannington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hannington,' parishes in Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, and Hampshire.

Adam de Hanington, Westmorland, 30 Edward II I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1627.

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Hannington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9081:61,3647,239
Kenya1871:246,95116,928
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Uganda771:507,00428,868
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Canada611:604,02649,778
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Wales231:134,5459,804
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2631:92,6829,552
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Hannington (13,161) may also be a first name.

Hannington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hannington,' parishes in Northamptonshire, Wiltshire, and Hampshire.

Adam de Hanington, Westmorland, 30 Edward II I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1627. Thomas Gladwin and Frances Hannington: Marriage Lic. (London).

1704. Married — Samuel Hanington and Grace Elford: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Hannington (Wilts, Hants, Northants), the Anglo-Saxon *Haningatún = the Estate of the Han(a Family [Old English hana, a cock + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing +tún, estate] In a charter of A.D. 1023 Hannington (Hants) occurs as Hanningtun in the Latin portion and as Hanittún (tó Hanitúne) in the Anglo-Saxon (boundaries) part.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos, Hants, Northampton, and Wilts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hannington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hannington is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hannington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hannington is the 241,088th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,395,384 people. Hannington occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Hannington live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 50,844th most commonly held forename at a global level It is held by 13,161 people.

The surname Hannington is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 908 people, or 1 in 61,364. In England Hannington is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 20 percent live, Berkshire, where 12 percent live and Hampshire, where 10 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Hannington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hannington has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 345 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 744 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 383 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hannington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (71%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Hannington surname are 6.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.26% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hannington earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.31% more than the national average, earning R 285,900 per year; in United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.91% more than the national average, earning $55,602 CAD per year.

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