Headlong Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Headlong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Headlong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:2,932,529101,561
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330

Headlong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Headlong is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Headlong.

How Common Is The Last Name Headlong? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Headlong reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 2,932,529. In England it is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 47 percent are found, Somerset, where 21 percent are found and Wiltshire, where 11 percent are found. Barring England Headlong is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Thailand, where 7 percent are found.

Headlong Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Headlong has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Headlong surname contracted 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Headlon934/
Adlong86336/
Edlong8633/
Hadlon863/
Hedlon861/
Kheedlong824/
Jadlong80112/
Hedlung807/
Eadelon805/
Headlan802/
Hadlond801/
Haudlon800/
Adlon77234/
Edlon775/
Headland751,675/
Khidlong754/
Chadloun752/
Hedillon751/
Headlahn750/
Headlane750/
Adlung71635/
Hadlan71170/
Edlang71148/
Edlond71129/
Chadillon7148/
Adlang715/
Hedlan711/
Jadlon711/
Idlong711/
Adlond711/
Edllon711/
Edlung711/
Adlion711/
Adloon711/
Chadlaung711/
Edleng710/
Uedlon710/
Hadland672,340/
Headlam671,219/
Edillon67690/
Hedland67235/
Adillon67117/
Edellon6749/
Adellon6718/
Chaudillon6714/
Adloune6711/
Hedlane673/
Aadlang672/
Eidleng671/
Aidlung671/
Chidlon671/
Jdelong671/
Hedloom671/
Hadlane671/
Heidlan671/
Khadlan671/
Yedlang671/
Aadloun671/
Adleone671/
Adlione671/
Eadland670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Headlong
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