Hargreave Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hargreave 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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Hargreave Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:364,17025,923
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Denmark521:108,55210,139
Australia411:658,43245,385
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales41:773,63329,106
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3791:64,3157,406
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States381:1,321,54472,820

Hargreave 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

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

Hargreave Last Name Facts

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

Hargreave is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hargreave? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 794,916th most widely held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 20,586,288 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Hargreave live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 364,170. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 21 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England Hargreave is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Denmark, where 15 percent are found.

Hargreave Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hargreave has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hargreave surname declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 187 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hargreave Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hargreave last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hargreave last name are 37.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hargreave earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.01% less than the national average, earning $36,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.16% less than the national average, earning $41,158 CAD per year.

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Hargreave Reference & Research

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