Heatherill Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Heatherill Surname Definition:

A surname recorded in Glasgow. Probably local from some place named Heatherhill.

Heatherill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland591:90,7436,412
Australia321:843,61652,533
England121:4,643,172139,951
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland101:374,32210,959
England51:4,875,074116,529

Heatherill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname recorded in Glasgow. Probably local from some place named Heatherhill.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Heatherill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heatherill is borne by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heatherill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,817,111th most numerous surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Heatherill are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in Scotland, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 90,743. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Midlothian, where 24 percent live, City of Edinburgh, where 20 percent live and Fife, where 19 percent live. Beside Scotland this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 31 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Heatherill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heatherill has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Heatherill last name increased 590 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 240 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hatherill95295/
Hetherill950/
Hathrill8957/
Atherill892/
Heatherl891/
Hatherell84444/
Hathearll841/
Hetheriel840/
Etheril821/
Hathrll820/
Hatherrell803/
Hattrill7819/
Hathrell7810/
Atterill781/
Estheril781/
Gathrill780/
Atherell780/
Atrill75156/
Heterl752/
Etherl752/
Hetril751/
Chatterll741/
Hitterill740/
Hatharell740/
Hathirell740/
Attrill711,904/
Esteril71460/
Estrill7193/
Gatrill7186/
Khatril7146/
Easterl714/
Athrell711/
Hatriel711/
Heiterl710/
Hasterl710/
Gaterell67113/
Hattrell6779/
Geatrell6723/
Atril6721/
Etril6711/
Hestrell675/
Gathrell672/
Hatrzell672/
Estirill671/
Esterell671/
Chesterl671/
Etrll671/
Gattrill670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heatherill
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