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.
Heath Demographics
Heath Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Heath Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heath Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Heath (Arabic: هيث) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heath? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,754th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 61,425 people. The last name Heath is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Heath live; 57 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. Heath is also the 20,860th most frequently used given name throughout the world. It is borne by 43,211 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 69,115 people, or 1 in 5,244. In The United States Heath is most frequent in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 126 countries. It is also common 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 expanded 477 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 733 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 366 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 13 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Heath Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (54%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Heath last name are 14.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.28% registered with the political 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 | - |
Search for Another Surname
Heath Reference & Research
Heath FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heath
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis