Heighington Surname
Approximately 460 people bear this surname
Heighington Surname Definition:
Places in cos. Durham and Lincoln.
Heighington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 228 | 1:161,603 | 16,308 |
| England | 182 | 1:306,143 | 23,159 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| France | 15 | 1:4,428,181 | 244,602 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 10 | 1:442,987 | 15,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 39 | 1:625,009 | 31,098 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Heighington Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Places in cos. Durham and Lincoln.
Heighington Demographics
Average Heighington Salary in
United States
$38,362 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Heighington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Heighington Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Heighington is more commonly found in Canada than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Heighington? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 655,080th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 15,842,491 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Heighington are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most frequent in Canada, where it is held by 228 people, or 1 in 161,603. In Canada it is primarily found in: Alberta, where 44 percent live, Ontario, where 44 percent live and British Columbia, where 12 percent live. Beside Canada this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 40 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.
Heighington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Heighington has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Heighington surname grew 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 2,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Heighington Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (70%) in Ireland.
The amount Heighington earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.09% less than the national average, earning $38,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.76% more than the national average, earning $60,494 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heighngton | 95 | 1 | / |
| Highington | 95 | 1 | / |
| Heiguington | 91 | 1 | / |
| Heighangton | 91 | 0 | / |
| Hughington | 86 | 0 | / |
| Higgington | 86 | 0 | / |
| Egington | 84 | 33 | / |
| Heington | 84 | 1 | / |
| Eggington | 80 | 344 | / |
| Hewington | 80 | 5 | / |
| Heinigton | 80 | 0 | / |
| Iggington | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hington | 78 | 106 | / |
| Hengton | 78 | 0 | / |
| Heeeington | 76 | 0 | / |
| Hingaton | 74 | 19 | / |
| Hingeton | 74 | 1 | / |
| Henigton | 74 | 1 | / |
| Haington | 74 | 0 | / |
| Huington | 74 | 0 | / |
| Henngton | 74 | 0 | / |
| Howington | 70 | 2,864 | / |
| Hennigton | 70 | 7 | / |
| Hawington | 70 | 3 | / |
| Houington | 70 | 0 | / |
| Hainngton | 70 | 0 | / |
| Hongton | 67 | 659 | / |
| Hingten | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hingtun | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hungton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hingdon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Hangton | 67 | 0 | / |
| Agengton | 63 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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