Hargreves Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

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.

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Hargreves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:518,62527,981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

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.

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)

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

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

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.

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