Hargroves Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Hargroves 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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Hargroves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3161:1,147,02282,337
England551:1,013,05650,089
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5761:87,1859,045

Hargroves 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)

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

Hargroves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hargroves is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hargroves.

How Common Is The Last Name Hargroves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hargroves is the 726,304th most numerous surname on earth, held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Hargroves reside; 79 percent reside in North America and 79 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Hargroves is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 316 people, or 1 in 1,147,022. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and Washington, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Hargroves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hargroves has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hargroves last name fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hargroves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hargroves surname is predominantly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hargroves are 21.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hargroves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 166.62% more than the national average, earning R 633,600 per year and in United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,346 USD per year.

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