Hedgecock Surname

149,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Hedgecock Surname Definition:

From the German, Hedtke (?); a personal name.

Hedgecock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2661:159,95516,292
England5291:105,32711,029
Canada481:767,61660,775
Wales201:154,72710,755
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Belize91:39,4972,328
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
China41:341,830,39216,990
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4101:59,4526,973
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2551:196,93617,192

Hedgecock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Hedtke (?); a personal name.

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

Hedgecock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hedgecock occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedgecock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 149,714th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,470,355 people. The last name Hedgecock occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Hedgecock are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2,266 people, or 1 in 159,955. In The United States Hedgecock is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 26 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Hedgecock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hedgecock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hedgecock surname grew 889 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 57 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hedgecock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hedgecock last name are 25.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hedgecock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $43,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% more than the national average, earning $54,583 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edgecock9461/
Hedgecoc943/
Hedgecok940/
Hedgecoke89145/
Hedgecook896/
Hedgecouk890/
Hidgecock890/
Hedgecox8299/
Hedgecake780/
Edgecox7545/
Hedgecough7499/
Egeskog5039/
Ezekacc504/
Igekack501/
Edjicox500/

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