Hearst Surname
Approximately 1,927 people bear this surname
Hearst Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller on, or near, a copse or wooded eminence.
Hearst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,679 | 1:215,878 | 21,019 |
| England | 79 | 1:705,292 | 39,851 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 37 | 1:119,726 | 7,101 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 32 | 1:761,730 | 34,727 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 312 | 1:160,957 | 14,692 |
Hearst (23) may also be a first name.
Hearst Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller on, or near, a copse or wooded eminence.
Hearst Demographics
Average Male Hearst Height
176 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Hearst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hearst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hearst (Arabic: هرست) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hearst? popularity and diffusion
Hearst is the 213,634th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 3,781,809 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 91 percent of Hearst are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hearst is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name on earth. It is borne by 23 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 1,679 people, or 1 in 215,878. In The United States Hearst is most frequent in: Missouri, where 17 percent live, California, where 14 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Hearst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hearst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 538 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 247 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 62 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hearst Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Hearst surname is principally Anglican (51%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hearst last name are 0.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.83% registered with the party.
The amount Hearst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.25% more than the national average, earning $44,552 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.84% more than the national average, earning $56,560 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hearst Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hearst in the Arabic language | ||
| هرست | hrst | - |
| هارست | harst | - |
| هيرست | hyrst | - |
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Hearst Reference & Research
Hurst FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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