Heath Surname
Approximately 118,642 people bear this surname
Heath Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the heath,' from residence upon the heath; compare Moor, Moss, Myers, &c.
John de la Hethe, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William atte Hethe, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Adam atte Hethe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Read More About This SurnameHeath Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69,115 | 1:5,244 | 596 |
| England | 26,071 | 1:2,137 | 261 |
| Australia | 9,740 | 1:2,772 | 380 |
| Canada | 3,854 | 1:9,560 | 1,436 |
| South Africa | 2,127 | 1:25,471 | 3,249 |
| New Zealand | 1,376 | 1:3,291 | 497 |
| Wales | 1,034 | 1:2,993 | 323 |
| Jamaica | 1,008 | 1:2,847 | 442 |
| Afghanistan | 704 | 1:45,672 | 1,656 |
| Scotland | 546 | 1:9,806 | 1,365 |
| Thailand | 373 | 1:189,379 | 31,152 |
| Northern Ireland | 365 | 1:5,055 | 958 |
| Israel | 265 | 1:32,293 | 4,554 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Germany | 150 | 1:536,703 | 44,788 |
| Spain | 123 | 1:380,098 | 21,146 |
| Philippines | 105 | 1:964,174 | 84,481 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 102 | 1:13,372 | 1,755 |
| France | 96 | 1:691,903 | 87,871 |
| Ireland | 95 | 1:49,568 | 3,605 |
| Pakistan | 80 | 1:2,233,049 | 20,482 |
| Singapore | 73 | 1:75,448 | 3,146 |
| Dominican Republic | 62 | 1:168,273 | 6,481 |
| Netherlands | 54 | 1:312,725 | 36,782 |
| Mexico | 52 | 1:2,387,042 | 20,469 |
| Brazil | 51 | 1:4,197,536 | 113,076 |
| Jersey | 47 | 1:2,111 | 345 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Venezuela | 45 | 1:671,202 | 11,567 |
| Malaysia | 37 | 1:797,141 | 36,924 |
| Isle of Man | 34 | 1:2,524 | 513 |
| Honduras | 30 | 1:293,881 | 2,662 |
| Zimbabwe | 30 | 1:514,608 | 41,883 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Sweden | 29 | 1:339,543 | 23,803 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Panama | 26 | 1:150,471 | 4,892 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Guam | 25 | 1:6,405 | 908 |
| Peru | 24 | 1:1,324,338 | 21,383 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 21 | 1:4,722 | 620 |
| China | 21 | 1:65,110,551 | 3,537 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 20 | 1:5,519 | 844 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Hong Kong | 11 | 1:666,862 | 3,581 |
| Japan | 11 | 1:11,622,208 | 45,659 |
| Costa Rica | 10 | 1:478,007 | 4,148 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| Ecuador | 7 | 1:2,272,264 | 23,377 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Syria | 6 | 1:3,216,837 | 11,326 |
| Cayman Islands | 5 | 1:12,779 | 1,374 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Barbados | 4 | 1:71,862 | 1,737 |
| Dominica | 4 | 1:18,973 | 529 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 1:79,678,386 | 25,993 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 109 | 1:40,641 | 3,695 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14,553 | 1:1,675 | 211 |
| Scotland | 149 | 1:25,122 | 2,308 |
| Wales | 141 | 1:11,124 | 672 |
| Jersey | 21 | 1:2,471 | 410 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,493 | 1:3,465 | 415 |
Heath (43,211) may also be a first name.
Heath Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the heath,' from residence upon the heath; compare Moor, Moss, Myers, &c.
John de la Hethe, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William atte Hethe, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Adam atte Hethe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
John atte Hethe, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
Robert del Heth', 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
P Adam del Heyth, Close Rolls, 16 Edward III.
Ralph atte Heythe, rector of Rockland Tofts, Norfolk, 1398: History of Norfolk.
Waryn Atte Heyth, Norfolk, 1398: ibid.
Thomas Atte-Hethe, rector of Ringstead Parva, Norfolk, 1376: ibid.
1577. Married — Robert Chambers and Helen Heathe: St. Mary Aldermary.
1585. Baptised — Fraunces, d. John Heath: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English) [Middle English heth(e, Old English hæð] John de la Hethe.—Hundred Rolls William atte Hethe.—Cal. Inq. P.M.
(English) One who came from Heath (wasteland with low shrubs), the name of several places in England.
From residence at a heath or common. In the H.R. Atte-Hethe, Apud Hethe, De la Hethe, &c.-in after times modified to Heather.
A location name in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, etc.
Heath: explains itself. In Hebburn we have it in combination - a heath-burn.
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Heath Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heath Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heath (Arabic: هيث) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Heath.
How Common Is The Last Name Heath? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,754th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 61,425 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Heath reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 20,860th most widespread forename in the world It is held by 43,211 people.
It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 69,115 people, or 1 in 5,244. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States Heath occurs in 126 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Heath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Heath has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Heath last name grew 477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 366 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 13 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Heath Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Heath last name is predominantly Catholic (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Heath last name are 14.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.28% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Heath earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.45% less than the national average, earning 271,850 kr per year; in Peru they earn 41.78% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,286 per year; in South Africa they earn 85.41% more than the national average, earning R 440,604 per year; in United States they earn 3.35% less than the national average, earning $41,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.12% more than the national average, earning $52,722 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Heath Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Heath in the Arabic language | ||
| هيث | hyth | - |
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