Heaviside Surname

590,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 528 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Heaviside Surname Definition:

(English) Stout, Ponderous [Middle English hevy + side, Old English hefig +side]

Heaviside Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3311:168,33315,551
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Australia351:771,30649,759
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Heaviside Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Stout, Ponderous [Middle English hevy + side, Old English hefig +side]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

More likely a local name than characteristic of what Dr. Johnson might call 'lateral ponderosity.' It may, however, have been a sobriquet, like that applied by the Norwegians to Magnus, king of Sweden, who had threatened them with invasion: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Heaviside Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heaviside is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heaviside? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 590,896th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 13,802,170 people. The last name Heaviside is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Heaviside are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Heaviside is most common in England, where it is borne by 331 people, or 1 in 168,333. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 38 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Besides England Heaviside is found in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Heaviside Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heaviside has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Heaviside surname rose 259 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heaviside Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Heaviside last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Heaviside surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

Heaviside earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.01% more than the national average, earning $49,194 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heavisides95271/
Heavisided951/
Haviside9461/
Heavyside89306/
Heaveside892/
Heavysides846/
Heavesides840/
Evisidi7549/
Ebiside751/
Ebiseide7114/
Ebisider711/
Esvaisidi671/

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