Haviland Surname

86,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,565 people bear this surname

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

Haviland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Haviland.' I cannot find the spot, and I cannot accept Mr. Lower's solution.

Haviland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8201:75,1998,617
England3071:181,49216,346
Canada2201:167,48016,862
Australia941:287,18825,495
France291:2,290,439180,028
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Wales231:134,5459,804
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:120,07611,454
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3571:37,0074,383

Haviland (113) may also be a first name.

Haviland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Haviland.' I cannot find the spot, and I cannot accept Mr. Lower's solution.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A local name, prob. for Haver- land (Norf.), formerly Haveringland [v. Haver, -ing representing either -inga, the genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing, or the poss.

suff.] Hardly for ‘Heavy Land.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French, German) Dweller on, or near, an oat field; one who came from Havelland (oat land), in Germany.

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

A member of the ancient Norman family of De Havilland of Guernsey settled in Somersetshire temp. Henry VII., and founded this surname in England. Gent. Mag., June, 1852. The family originated in the Cotentin in Normandy, and settled in Guernsey before 1176. B.L.G. De Havillaud, of Havilland Hall in that island, is still the representative of this ancient race.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Robert de Haverland, Normandy, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

From the German, Haveland; a personal name Or Haverland; a location name in Norfolk.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Haviland Last Name Facts

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

The last name Haviland has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haviland? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,543rd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,309,532 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Haviland live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Haviland is also the 881,625th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 113 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 4,820 people, or 1 in 75,199. In The United States Haviland is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent are found, Michigan, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Haviland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Haviland has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 355 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 460 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Haviland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Haviland surname is chiefly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Haviland last name are 14.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Haviland earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning R 232,224 per year; in United States they earn 5.41% more than the national average, earning $45,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $47,759 CAD per year.

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Haviland Reference & Research

Haviland One-name Study - A profile of the Haviland surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Haviland DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Haviland FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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