Headlam Surname

309,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Headlam Surname Definition:

A township in co. Durham.

Headlam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica4581:6,266782
England3341:166,82115,434
Australia2291:117,88513,036
United States1581:2,294,044142,811
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Wales51:618,90625,852
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Headlam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A township in co. Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Durham.

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

Headlam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Headlam is carried by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Headlam? popularity and diffusion

The surname Headlam is the 309,358th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Headlam live; 38 percent live in Caribbean and 38 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

This surname is most common in Jamaica, where it is held by 458 people, or 1 in 6,266. In Jamaica Headlam is primarily concentrated in: Surrey County, where 71 percent are found, Middlesex County, where 14 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 14 percent are found. Not including Jamaica this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.

Headlam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Headlam has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 205 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 2,633 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Headlam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Headlam surname are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.52% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Headlam earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 3.45% less than the national average, earning $41,659 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.56% more than the national average, earning $66,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Headelam931/
Hedlam9221/
Hadlam922/
Headlan862/
Chadlam861/
Adlam834,065/
Edlam8327/
Headland801,675/
Choedlam801/
Headlane800/
Headlain800/
Headlahn800/
Hadlan77170/
Adlame779/
Gadlam775/
Asdlam774/
Adliam771/
Hedlan771/
Yedlam771/
Edlame771/
Headleand7564/
Hadland712,340/
Hedland71235/
Adillam716/
Headlon714/
Hedlane713/
Addlaim711/
Khidlam711/
Eidlamn711/
Audliam711/
Adlayme711/
Khadlan711/
Heidlan711/
Hadlane711/
Hedloom711/
Hedlain711/
Eadland710/
Adlan6724,032/
Adlom67147/
Heidland67129/
Edlan67100/
Headlong6729/
Chadlane679/
Idlam679/
Edlom678/
Hedlayne671/
Haddlane671/
Hadlanne671/
Chedlann671/
Adlãm671/
Adillame671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Headlam
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