Hargrave Surname

38,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hargrave Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hargrave,' parishes in the Dioceses Chester, Ely, Peterborough; grave = grove. Probably the haregrove (v. grove, Skeat). The Hargreaves of Lancashire probably spring from Hargrave, Cheshire.

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Hargrave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,5271:38,0454,699
England1,9971:27,9013,776
Australia1,0761:25,0893,419
Canada5881:62,6637,331
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
Liberia651:67,8245,810
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Wales451:68,7676,014
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Greece151:738,65380,079
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Panama101:391,2268,067
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
China31:455,773,85521,925
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9241:26,3803,621
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8091:27,7603,415

Hargrave (36) may also be a first name.

Hargrave Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hargrave,' parishes in the Dioceses Chester, Ely, Peterborough; grave = grove. Probably the haregrove (v. grove, Skeat). The Hargreaves of Lancashire probably spring from Hargrave, Cheshire.

John de Haregrave, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Hargreve. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

William de Haregreve, 1296: East Cheshire.

Richard de Haregreve, 1296: ibid.

Henry Hargrevys, 1486, Yorkshire W. it.

Ambrose Hargreves, or Hargrave. Bras. Coll., 1586 (Yorkshire): Register of the University of Oxford.

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

Of recent introduction from England. It is an old Lancashire local name. There are, however, other places of this name in England.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Hargr(e)ave, or Dweller at the Hare-Grove [Old English hara + grœf, gráf ] John de Haregrave.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Hargrave (hares’ grove), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Saxon. The provider or commissary of an army, from Here or Har, an army, and grave, a steward or disposer.

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

HARGRAVE, HARGRAVES: Parishes, &c. in cos. Chester, Northampton, and Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northamptonshire, Suffolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hargreaves is an old Lancashire name (W. W.). It is also common in the West Riding, particularly in the Leeds district. There are two Cheshire hamlets called Hargrave.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hargrave Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hargrave occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hargrave? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hargrave is the 38,665th most frequent last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 535,810 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Hargrave are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hargrave is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 36 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 9,527 people, or 1 in 38,045. In The United States Hargrave is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent are found, Louisiana, where 10 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Hargrave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hargrave has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hargrave surname increased 527 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 563 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 130 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hargrave Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hargrave surname is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hargrave last name are 0.66999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.56% registered with the party.

The amount Hargrave earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 370.73% more than the national average, earning R 1,118,640 per year; in United States they earn 3.99% less than the national average, earning $41,426 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% less than the national average, earning $47,150 CAD per year.

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Hargrave Reference & Research

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