Hargraves Surname

78,919th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,187 people bear this surname

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

Hargraves Surname Definition:

Genit., or pl.,of Hargr(e)ave, q.v.

William de Haregreves.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1330.

Hargraves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3231:83,8449,500
Australia7461:36,1874,757
England7001:79,5978,889
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Canada1011:364,80832,793
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Wales521:59,5105,360
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0391:23,4603,265
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1091:45,2835,239

Hargraves (17) may also be a first name.

Hargraves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Genit., or pl.,of Hargr(e)ave, q.v.

William de Haregreves.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1330.

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

Hargraves Last Name Facts

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

Hargraves occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hargraves? popularity and diffusion

Hargraves is the 78,919th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,177,880 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Hargraves live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 17 people.

The surname Hargraves is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 4,323 people, or 1 in 83,844. In The United States Hargraves is primarily found in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 31 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Hargraves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hargraves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hargraves last name rose 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hargraves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hargraves surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hargraves are 0.27999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.95% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hargraves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 721.89% more than the national average, earning R 1,953,130 per year; in United States they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $41,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.57% less than the national average, earning $46,918 CAD per year.

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Hargraves Reference & Research

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