Hargreves Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Hargreves 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 SurnameHargreves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 47 | 1:518,625 | 27,981 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Hargreves 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.
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.
Hargreves Demographics
Average Hargreves Salary in
England
£27,542
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Hargreves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hargreves Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hargreves is most common in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hargreves? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,485,539th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Hargreves reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 41 percent reside in British Isles.
It is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England it is most common in: Greater Manchester, where 50 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 17 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.
Hargreves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hargreves has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 74 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hargreaves | 95 | 28,189 | / |
| Hargraeves | 95 | 6 | / |
| Hargreeves | 95 | 4 | / |
| Hargrieves | 95 | 3 | / |
| Hargreve | 94 | 4 | / |
| Heargreaves | 90 | 1 | / |
| Hargraves | 89 | 6,187 | / |
| Hargroves | 89 | 400 | / |
| Hargreave | 89 | 354 | / |
| Hargrives | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hargrieve | 89 | 0 | / |
| Argreve | 88 | 0 | / |
| Heargraves | 84 | 3 | / |
| Horgreaves | 84 | 2 | / |
| Hergreaves | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hargreavez | 84 | 1 | / |
| Hargreaver | 84 | 0 | / |
| Harrgraves | 84 | 0 | / |
| Hargreabes | 84 | 0 | / |
| Harrgroves | 84 | 0 | / |
| Hairgraves | 84 | 0 | / |
| Hairgroves | 84 | 0 | / |
| Argraves | 82 | 215 | / |
| Argroves | 82 | 120 | / |
| Hargrive | 82 | 1 | / |
| Gargreave | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hergrives | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hargrovis | 78 | 0 | / |
| Horgroves | 78 | 0 | / |
| Hargravis | 78 | 0 | / |
| Horgreave | 78 | 0 | / |
| Orrgrewe | 59 | 1 | / |
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