Hefferman Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Hefferman Surname Definition:

(English) Heifer- or Cow-Man [Old English heáhfore + mann]

Hefferman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4651:779,48260,414
England1761:316,58023,688
Canada971:379,85133,859
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales71:442,07621,198
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland791:56,0744,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2071:117,75511,303
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6411:78,3448,287

Hefferman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Heifer- or Cow-Man [Old English heáhfore + mann]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hefferman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hefferman is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hefferman? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 421,345th most frequent surname globally, held by around 1 in 8,854,855 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Hefferman reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 465 people, or 1 in 779,482. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Hefferman exists in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Hefferman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hefferman has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 27 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 15 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hefferman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hefferman surname are 29.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 82.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hefferman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.99% more than the national average, earning R 468,132 per year; in United States they earn 3.38% more than the national average, earning $44,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.61% less than the national average, earning $48,881 CAD per year.

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Hefferman Reference & Research

Heffernan DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Heffernan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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