Haythornthwaite Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Haythornthwaite Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hawthornthwaite.' A North-English name; v. Thwaites.

Haythornthwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3621:153,91714,625
Australia1101:245,41522,739
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Wales71:442,07621,198
Namibia61:401,56710,578
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2611:93,3929,611

Haythornthwaite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hawthornthwaite.' A North-English name; v. Thwaites.

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

(Scandinavian) Dweller at the Hawthor-Clearing [Old Norse hag-þorn + þucit, a clearing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Haythornthwaite Last Name Facts

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

The surname Haythornthwaite is found most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Haythornthwaite? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 539,451st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 12,227,426 people. The surname Haythornthwaite is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Haythornthwaite reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 362 people, or 1 in 153,917. In England it is most frequent in: Lancashire, where 51 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent live and New Zealand, where 9 percent live.

Haythornthwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Haythornthwaite has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 139 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Haythornthwaite Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Haythornthwaite surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Haythornthwaite surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered with the party.

The amount Haythornthwaite earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $50,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.2% more than the national average, earning $58,723 CAD per year.

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