Hargreaves Surname
Approximately 28,189 people bear this surname
Hargreaves 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.
Read More About This SurnameHargreaves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 15,711 | 1:3,546 | 482 |
| Australia | 4,319 | 1:6,250 | 910 |
| United States | 3,195 | 1:113,446 | 12,276 |
| Canada | 1,664 | 1:22,143 | 3,034 |
| New Zealand | 831 | 1:5,449 | 881 |
| South Africa | 706 | 1:76,739 | 9,531 |
| Wales | 392 | 1:7,894 | 876 |
| Scotland | 356 | 1:15,039 | 1,889 |
| Brazil | 153 | 1:1,399,179 | 47,255 |
| France | 111 | 1:598,403 | 79,437 |
| Thailand | 88 | 1:802,708 | 129,613 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 81 | 1:16,839 | 2,073 |
| Chile | 71 | 1:248,119 | 7,493 |
| Spain | 69 | 1:677,566 | 30,057 |
| Mauritius | 44 | 1:29,396 | 5,731 |
| Guernsey | 44 | 1:1,465 | 311 |
| Isle of Man | 35 | 1:2,452 | 488 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Northern Ireland | 22 | 1:83,865 | 5,605 |
| Barbados | 16 | 1:17,966 | 1,009 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Jersey | 14 | 1:7,086 | 1,520 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Tonga | 4 | 1:26,828 | 461 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12,481 | 1:1,953 | 264 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:95,980 | 4,885 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 125 | 1:401,749 | 29,788 |
Hargreaves (75) may also be a first name.
Hargreaves 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.
Of recent introduction from England. It is an old Lancashire local name. There are, however, other places of this name in England.
Genit., or pl.,of Hargr(e)ave, q.v.
William de Haregreves.—Lanc. Fines, A.D. 1330.
(English) One who came from Hargrave (hares’ grove), the name of several places in England.
A location name in Lancashire.
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.
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Hargreaves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hargreaves Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hargreaves is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hargreaves click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hargreaves? popularity and diffusion
The last name Hargreaves is the 19,463rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 258,524 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Hargreaves live; 59 percent live in Northern Europe and 59 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,116,575th most numerous given name globally, held by 75 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 15,711 people, or 1 in 3,546. In England it is most prevalent in: Lancashire, where 21 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 12 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 12 percent reside. Not including England it is found in 79 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.
Hargreaves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hargreaves has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hargreaves last name grew 126 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 2,556 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,633 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 913 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 68 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hargreaves Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (63%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hargreaves last name are 6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.77% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hargreaves earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.64% more than the national average, earning R 291,444 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.19% more than the national average, earning $50,770 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hargraves | 95 | 6,187 | / |
| Hargreave | 95 | 354 | / |
| Hargreves | 95 | 32 | / |
| Heargreaves | 95 | 1 | / |
| Hargrieaves | 95 | 0 | / |
| Hargriaves | 90 | 4 | / |
| Hargreeves | 90 | 4 | / |
| Hargrieves | 90 | 3 | / |
| Heargraves | 90 | 3 | / |
| Horgreaves | 90 | 2 | / |
| Hargreavez | 90 | 1 | / |
| Hergreaves | 90 | 1 | / |
| Hargravaes | 90 | 1 | / |
| Harrgraves | 90 | 0 | / |
| Hargreaver | 90 | 0 | / |
| Hargreabes | 90 | 0 | / |
| Hairgraves | 90 | 0 | / |
| Hargrave | 89 | 13,601 | / |
| Argraves | 89 | 215 | / |
| Hargreve | 89 | 4 | / |
| Hargrabes | 84 | 3 | / |
| Hargrives | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hatrgrave | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hargraeve | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gargreave | 84 | 1 | / |
| Gargraves | 84 | 0 | / |
| Hargravis | 84 | 0 | / |
| Horgreave | 84 | 0 | / |
| Heargrave | 84 | 0 | / |
| Hargrieve | 84 | 0 | / |
| Argrave | 82 | 132 | / |
| Argreve | 82 | 0 | / |
| Gargrave | 78 | 120 | / |
| Hargrive | 78 | 1 | / |
| Horgrave | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hergrives | 74 | 1 | / |
| Hargrabe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Orrgrewe | 56 | 1 | / |
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