Hargrove Surname

20,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,160 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hargrove 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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Hargrove Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States26,1731:13,8491,723
Canada5311:69,3897,957
England2151:259,15420,728
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Australia281:964,13257,058
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Scotland111:486,71119,179
France101:6,642,272293,169
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1601:152,34613,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7161:18,4902,341

Hargrove (66) may also be a first name.

Hargrove 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) Dweller at the Hare- Grove [Old English hara + gráf ]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Variants of Hargrave, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Hargrove Last Name Facts

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

Hargrove is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hargrove? popularity and diffusion

Hargrove is the 20,134th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 268,319 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Hargrove reside; 98 percent reside in North America and 98 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,201,840th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 66 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 26,173 people, or 1 in 13,849. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, North Carolina, where 10 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Hargrove Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hargrove has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hargrove last name increased 964 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 134 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 64 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hargrove Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hargrove surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hargrove last name are 2.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hargrove earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.05% less than the national average, earning $39,246 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $50,327 CAD per year.

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Hargrove Reference & Research

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