Heaps Surname

85,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Heaps Surname Definition:

Genit., or pl., of Heap, q.v.

Heaps Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2581:111,25212,094
England1,6451:33,8714,479
Canada3531:104,37811,269
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Wales181:171,91811,581
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
France81:8,302,840321,660
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belize11:355,4743,977
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2821:19,0142,735
Scotland291:129,0765,773
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3591:139,88513,187

Heaps Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Genit., or pl., of Heap, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a heap, i.e., hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Heaps Last Name Facts

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

Heaps is most common in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Heaps click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heaps? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 85,533rd most commonly used family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,292,576 people. Heaps is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Heaps are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Heaps is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,258 people, or 1 in 111,252. In The United States Heaps is most numerous in: Utah, where 22 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Heaps Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heaps has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Heaps last name rose 908 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 57 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heaps Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Heaps surname are 19.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Heaps earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $42,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $57,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heapes91228/
Heapps9114/
Cheaps9114/
Heap899,790/
Heps89271/
Haps89147/
Eaps893/
Heape801,230/
Heeps801,012/
Hapse80367/
Cheap80311/
Happs80303/
Hepsø80254/
Hoeps80246/
Chaps80150/
Heups8062/
Hepps8039/
Cheps8021/
Hapst8019/
Heaph809/
Heyap809/
Jeaps807/
Hepse804/
Hieap802/
Heapf802/
Haphs802/
Eapps802/
Hapsz802/
Haups801/
Heapp801/
Hapsh801/
Hejap801/
Ejaps801/
Geaps800/
Hasps800/
Heips800/
Hepst800/
Cheap'es771/
Cheeapps771/
Hap751,770/
Hep75820/
Eap75586/
Aps75460/
Eps75398/
Cheape73305/
Jeapes73169/
Chapps7378/
Hepsøe7342/
Hapshe7322/
Hapsch7312/
Kheyap7311/
Heupst7311/
Haupst739/
Chheap737/
Chapse736/
Haapse734/
Chep's734/
Cheyap733/
Cheops732/
Khapse732/
Heyape732/
Cheavs731/
Eeapps731/
Heypes731/
Happss731/
Hepsch730/
Haspst730/
Heepes730/
Heidps730/
Heipps730/
Epps6727,458/
Hepp6711,620/
Hiep679,250/
Chap676,445/
Apps676,376/
Happ675,595/
Heep672,575/
Hape672,531/
Epse672,041/
Ehap671,523/
Hesp671,113/
Apse67953/
Japs67779/
Hepe67722/
Chep67592/
Hasp67401/
Hept67309/
Heup67299/
Haap67250/
Yaps67233/
Heip67134/
Ahap67131/
Khap67124/
Gaps67124/
Ejap67121/
Haip67104/
Hyps6798/
Hasb6796/
Habs6786/
Eyap6785/
Jeps6755/
Apss6741/
Haup6737/
Hebs6737/
Hapt6735/
Hips6728/
Hepf6726/
Khep6717/
Epsh6715/
Eavs6714/
Geap6713/
Jeap6713/
Hebp6713/
Havs6712/
Hesb679/
Aaps678/
Apšs678/
Heav677/
Eape677/
Eabs676/
Etps675/
Yeps675/
Eiap675/
Heab674/
Epsp674/
Eaph674/
Hahp674/
Azps674/
Apsh674/
Epst673/
Geps673/
Eapp672/
Aups672/
Hatp672/
Eeps672/
Esps672/
Epss672/
Hadp672/
Haph672/
Hazp672/
Abps672/
Hayp672/
Easb672/
Iaps672/
Heyp672/
Hgap672/
Eapf672/
Khaupse671/
Chehape671/
Chhapse671/
Hapf671/
Hajp671/
Aeps671/
Atps671/
Asps671/
Hetp671/
Aips671/
Hadppsh671/
Oeps671/
Ajps671/
Eahp671/
Easp671/
Eabp671/
Eyps671/
Epsx671/
Epzs671/
Ayps671/
Habp671/
Hepz671/
Hezp671/
Hehp671/
Heipsch670/
Huepsch670/
Heiappe670/

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