Hedderwick Surname

983,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hedderwick Surname Definition:

(Northern English and Scot.) belonging to Hedderwick = the Heather-Place [v. Hedder, and Old English wíc]

Hedderwick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:647,88437,755
South Africa831:652,74348,091
Australia311:870,82953,581
Scotland241:223,07611,507
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
France121:5,535,227269,324
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland641:58,4883,746
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hedderwick Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Northern English and Scot.) belonging to Hedderwick = the Heather-Place [v. Hedder, and Old English wíc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Hedrick; a location name in Durham (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Hedderwick Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hedderwick occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedderwick? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hedderwick is the 983,245th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,815,061 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Hedderwick are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles.

Hedderwick is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 647,884. In England it is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 13 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and Somerset, where 12 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Hedderwick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hedderwick has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hedderwick last name grew 478 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hedderwick Last Name Statistics demography

Hedderwick earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 83.42% more than the national average, earning R 435,864 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hederwick950/
Heiderwick900/
Hedderwiek900/
Hadderwick900/
Ejdervik6720/
Eiderbäck6317/
Ejderbäck631/
Odervik591/
Hyderbek5695/
Jädervik567/
Hajdarvic531/

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