Heavens Surname
Approximately 1,395 people bear this surname
Heavens Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Evan.' An imitative corruption; compare Beavan for 'ab-Evan', usually Bevan or Beavans for Bevans. Heaven is generally found on the Welsh border.
Heavens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 689 | 1:80,868 | 8,974 |
| United States | 407 | 1:890,562 | 67,298 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| Australia | 51 | 1:529,327 | 39,816 |
| Jamaica | 41 | 1:69,999 | 3,452 |
| Nigeria | 19 | 1:9,323,303 | 191,560 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 221 | 1:110,296 | 10,827 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28 | 1:1,793,524 | 92,026 |
Heavens (222) may also be a first name.
Heavens Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Evan.' An imitative corruption; compare Beavan for 'ab-Evan', usually Bevan or Beavans for Bevans. Heaven is generally found on the Welsh border.
Cockney corruptions of Evan and Evans?
A corruption of Evan, Evans. See Even. There is however a German Himmel.
Heavens Demographics
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Heavens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heavens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heavens is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Heavens? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 277,637th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,224,047 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Heavens are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 605,116th most widely held first name throughout the world, borne by 222 people.
The surname Heavens is most frequent in England, where it is held by 689 people, or 1 in 80,868. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Wiltshire, where 8 percent reside and West Sussex, where 7 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.
Heavens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Heavens has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Heavens last name expanded 312 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,454 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Heavens Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Methodist (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Heavens surname are 11.06% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.83% registered with the party.
The amount Heavens earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.94% more than the national average, earning $44,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $51,163 CAD per year.
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Heavens Reference & Research
Havens DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Havens 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
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