Heape Surname
Approximately 1,230 people bear this surname
Heape Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Heap (Lancs), anciently Hep, or Dweller at the He(a)p (Dog- Rose)-Tree [Middle English hepe-tre,dog-rose tree; O.E. heópe, dog-rose berry] And sweete as is the brembul flour, That bereth the rede hepe.—Chaucer, Cant.
Read More About This SurnameHeape Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 943 | 1:384,368 | 33,876 |
| England | 82 | 1:679,489 | 38,951 |
| Papua New Guinea | 69 | 1:118,170 | 16,048 |
| Canada | 62 | 1:594,284 | 49,093 |
| New Zealand | 43 | 1:105,310 | 13,865 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 115 | 1:211,960 | 16,503 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Heape (28) may also be a first name.
Heape Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Heap (Lancs), anciently Hep, or Dweller at the He(a)p (Dog- Rose)-Tree [Middle English hepe-tre,dog-rose tree; O.E. heópe, dog-rose berry] And sweete as is the brembul flour, That bereth the rede hepe.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B 1936-7.
‘Cornus, a hepe tre.’—Catholicon Angl. (A.D. 1483).
The name of Heap is now more prevalent among the inhabitants of Heywood and the immediately surrounding towns than anywhere else in England. With respect to the suppositions as to the origin ot the name, almost every Lancashire lad will remember that he has, at one time or another, pricked his fingers with getting ‘heps,’ the common bright red berry, which, in other parts, goes by the name of the ‘hip.’— Waugh, Lanc. Sketches, p. 173.
Heape Demographics
Average Heape Salary in
United States
$43,595 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Heape Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heape Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heape is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Heape? popularity and diffusion
It is the 307,224th most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 5,924,834 people. The last name Heape occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Heape reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Heape is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 943 people, or 1 in 384,368. In The United States it is most common in: South Carolina, where 22 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States Heape is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent are found.
Heape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Heape has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heape Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Heape are 22.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.97% being registered with the party.
The amount Heape earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.03% more than the national average, earning $43,595 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $48,808 CAD per year.
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