Heaviside Surname
Approximately 528 people bear this surname
Heaviside Surname Definition:
(English) Stout, Ponderous [Middle English hevy + side, Old English hefig +side]
Heaviside Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 331 | 1:168,333 | 15,551 |
| United States | 134 | 1:2,704,917 | 162,137 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 128 | 1:190,433 | 15,429 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Heaviside Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Stout, Ponderous [Middle English hevy + side, Old English hefig +side]
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: —
Heaviside Demographics
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Heaviside Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heaviside Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heaviside occurs most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Heaviside? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 590,896th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 13,802,170 people. The surname Heaviside is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Heaviside reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 331 people, or 1 in 168,333. In England Heaviside is most frequent in: Durham, where 38 percent reside, Greater London, where 11 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Besides England this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Heaviside Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Heaviside has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Heaviside surname increased 259 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Heaviside Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavisides | 95 | 271 | / |
| Heavisided | 95 | 1 | / |
| Haviside | 94 | 61 | / |
| Heavyside | 89 | 306 | / |
| Heaveside | 89 | 2 | / |
| Heavysides | 84 | 6 | / |
| Heavesides | 84 | 0 | / |
| Evisidi | 75 | 49 | / |
| Ebiside | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ebiseide | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ebisider | 71 | 1 | / |
| Esvaisidi | 67 | 1 | / |
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