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.
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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 more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heape? popularity and diffusion
It is the 307,224th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 5,924,834 people. Heape occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Heape live; 82 percent live in North America and 82 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 28 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 943 people, or 1 in 384,368. In The United States Heape is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 22 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 6 percent reside.
Heape Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Heape has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 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 those holding the Heape last name are 22.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.97% registered to vote for 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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