Hellings Surname

161,408th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,698 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Hellings Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hellen,' with excrescent 'g' Helling and Hellings; compare Jennings, or Hewling and Hewlings.

Johannes Helyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Margareta Helyn, 1379: ibid.

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Hellings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6201:27,2374,457
United States5041:719,16556,610
Belgium3801:30,2544,894
England3751:148,58114,225
Australia3711:72,7658,563
Germany1361:591,95247,778
Suriname1091:5,0701,155
Canada651:566,85547,218
Wales391:79,3476,699
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Austria101:851,54467,454
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway61:857,04855,549
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
France51:13,284,544357,392
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2851:85,5289,012
Wales161:98,0264,293
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:221,22818,802

Hellings (1,062) may also be a first name.

Hellings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hellen,' with excrescent 'g' Helling and Hellings; compare Jennings, or Hewling and Hewlings.

Johannes Helyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Margareta Helyn, 1379: ibid. (a) Local.

John de Helyne, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hellings Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hellings is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Hellings click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hellings? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 161,408th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 2,701,092 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 59 percent of Hellings reside; 43 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Hellings is also the 245,583rd most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 1,062 people.

Hellings is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 620 people, or 1 in 27,237. In The Netherlands Hellings is primarily found in: North Brabant, where 73 percent are found, North Holland, where 11 percent are found and South Holland, where 7 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Belgium, where 14 percent are found.

Hellings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hellings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hellings last name increased 222 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 244 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hellings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hellings surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hellings earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 13.56% less than the national average, earning 299,151 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 26.15% less than the national average, earning R 175,488 per year; in United States they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning $48,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $54,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chellings941/
Helling936,010/
Ellings93190/
Helings931/
Hellingsøe895/
Hollings882,875/
Gellings88792/
Jellings88335/
Healings8894/
Chelling8859/
Heylings8857/
Hallings8851/
Hillings8826/
Hellingh8824/
Heulings8823/
Heilling8814/
Höllings8812/
Heslings886/
Khelling883/
Hjelling882/
Heelings881/
Eillings881/
Heilings880/
Hetlling880/
Eellings880/
Elling864,782/
Heling861,851/
Elings861,056/
Hillingsø8215/
Ellingsøe8213/
Khillings829/
Chillings824/
Hellincks823/
Jellingsø823/
Hellingch822/
Hollingsh821/
Esillings821/
Holllings821/
Cheslings821/
Hilling802,153/
Heiling801,564/
Gelling801,537/
Hesling80841/
Healing80478/
Hellinx80363/
Heeling80194/
Cheling80134/
Hetling80126/
Jelling80118/
Hehling8084/
Helleng8027/
Hylling8013/
Allings8010/
Eilling807/
Elliong807/
Ollings806/
Heuling806/
Gelings803/
Illings802/
Ealings802/
Hellinc802/
Hilings802/
Ohlings802/
Elgling801/
Ellingh801/
Hegling801/
Ielling801/
Hieling801/
Halings800/
Holings800/
Ealling800/
Heyling800/
Hillingsøe785/
Eling773,376/
Helng771/
Gillings752,844/
Chelleng752,155/
Jillings75852/
Hettling75238/
Heitling75235/
Hellinck75105/
Haylings7588/
Khilling7550/
Helincks7546/
Chesling7545/
Chilling7543/
Gehlings7527/
Hailings758/
Hailling753/
Aillings751/
Hellinkx751/
Jlllings751/
Kheeling751/
Heisling750/
Heatling750/
Yollings750/
Heesling750/
Illing714,179/
Ehling712,359/
Etling711,169/
Geling711,125/
Hellinckx711,032/
Eiling71697/
Esling71401/
Ihling71398/
Ealing71300/
Egling71199/
Alings7183/
Euling7172/
Hiling7161/
Elleng7158/
Heleng7153/
Häling7145/
Eliong7139/
Jeling7137/
Eeling7124/
Chelingue7117/
Ähling716/
Ylling715/
Eyling712/
Helimg712/
Ilings712/
Chellaeng711/
Chellenng711/
Chelng711/
Chiehling711/
Hyling711/
Helink711/
Elging711/
Elinks711/
Eluing711/
Hellnc711/
Jhling710/
Ellink710/
Gilling672,000/
Eagling67825/
Cheleng67819/
Hayling67403/
Ettling67384/
Hailing67225/
Easling67183/
Jilling67132/
Heslink67118/
Huiling6792/
Helinck6786/
Geeling6773/
Hähling6771/
Hoyling6759/
Jylling6751/
Gellink6750/
Geyling6747/
Uylings6735/
Hajling6733/
Chiling6724/
Yilling6718/
Jieling6711/
Hilleng677/
Eijling677/
Elingue674/
Heyleng673/
Gelihng672/
Hilläng672/
Heilingová672/
Helenks671/
Khiling671/
Illling671/
Hiluing671/
Eisling671/
Elng671/
Gelleng671/
Illiong671/
Gilings670/
Hoiling670/
Edtling670/
Jelinks670/
Ethling670/
Helinke670/

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