Hebblethwaite Surname

346,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hebblethwaite Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Heblethwaite.' The piece of country styled Heblethwaite is within three miles of Sedburgh, on the Yorkshire and Westmoreland border. With Hebblewhite, compare Applewhite for Applethwaite.

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Hebblethwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4751:117,30111,949
United States3581:1,012,45574,653
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Australia441:613,53943,545
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Wales71:442,07621,198
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4971:49,0456,017
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Hebblethwaite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Heblethwaite.' The piece of country styled Heblethwaite is within three miles of Sedburgh, on the Yorkshire and Westmoreland border. With Hebblewhite, compare Applewhite for Applethwaite.

Agnes de Hebletwayt, of Sedburgh, West Riding Yorks, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Richard Hebletwayt, of Sedburgh, West Riding Yorks, 1379: ibid.

John Heblethwett, of Carneforth, Lancashire, 1595: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Robert Heblethwaite, vicar of Mellinge, 1647: ibid.

These and other records in the same register concern people within a few miles of Sedburgh.

1380. William Hebblrthwayte, Mag. Hall: Register of the University of Oxford.

1605. Buried — Mary Heblethwayte, widdowe: St. Mary Aldermary.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

HEBBLEWHIT(E, HEBLETHWAIT(E] (Scandinavian) belonging to Heb- blethwaite (Yorks), 14th cent. Hebletwayt [the second element is Old Norse þueit- a clearing; the first is poss. a pers. name (v. Hibble); but cp. North. and East. English hebble, a plank-bridge]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scandinavian) belonging to Heb- blethwaite (Yorks), 14th cent. Hebletwayt

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hebblethwaite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hebblethwaite is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hebblethwaite? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 346,661st most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 6,907,626 people. The last name Hebblethwaite is primarily found in Europe, where 47 percent of Hebblethwaite reside; 46 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 475 people, or 1 in 117,301. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside, Lancashire, where 14 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside. Other than England Hebblethwaite is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 11 percent reside.

Hebblethwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hebblethwaite has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hebblethwaite last name declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 2,557 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hebblethwaite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hebblethwaite last name are 7.25% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hebblethwaite earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 518.76% more than the national average, earning R 1,470,410 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% more than the national average, earning $46,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,039 CAD per year.

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