Heddington Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Canada

Heddington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heddington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:1,591,94567,242
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Heddington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heddington is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heddington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,352,516th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Heddington reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 1,591,945. In England Heddington is most numerous in: Gloucestershire, where 43 percent reside, City of Bristol, where 40 percent reside and Greater London, where 9 percent reside. Outside of England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 45 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Heddington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Heddington has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Heddington last name increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heddington Last Name Statistics demography

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

Heddington earn around the same as the average income. In Canada they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $50,503 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eddington955,591/
Hedington95296/
Headdington950/
Headington90907/
Haddington90188/
Hedgington901/
Edington895,075/
Chiddington8629/
Addington847,698/
Edgington846,553/
Eadington84182/
Hedengton841/
Hadington841/
Edingthon841/
Esdington840/
Iddington840/
Edngton821/
Edginggton801/
Headengton800/
Chidington800/
Adington7838/
Addngton782/
Adngton710/
Adinqtoun631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heddington
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