Hedgecott Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hedgecott Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hedgecott Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Hedgecott Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hedgecott occurs most in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedgecott? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Hedgecott occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hedgecott are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England Hedgecott is most frequent in: Leicestershire, where 67 percent live and Worcestershire, where 33 percent live.

Hedgecott Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hedgecott has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Edgecott942/
Hedgecoth89423/
Hedgeco881/
Edgecot881/
Hedgecotch841/
Edgeco802/
Hedgecoph781/
Hedgecoch781/
Edicott7510/
Hedgecouch741/
Eddicott7159/
Egeco712/
Heseco677/
Edicot677/
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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Hedgecott
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