Helstrip Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Helstrip Surname User-submission:

The Helstrip coat of arms recorded in Sir Bernard Burke's armory as the coat of arms of Helle and Trip in the 18th century. It may have originated from Helle and Trippe, which derives from the word trippene. Early variations of these names have been found in the form of Gilbert Trip from Wiltshire, and Fulco Filius Hel from Huntingdonshire in 1279.

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Helstrip Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2021:275,83221,591
Scotland71:764,83125,488
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777

Helstrip Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Helstrip coat of arms recorded in Sir Bernard Burke's armory as the coat of arms of Helle and Trip in the 18th century. It may have originated from Helle and Trippe, which derives from the word trippene. Early variations of these names have been found in the form of Gilbert Trip from Wiltshire, and Fulco Filius Hel from Huntingdonshire in 1279. The coat of arms contains a silver chief, a bend an a chevron, as well as 3 black badger heads and a red eagle's head crest. The 1st and 4th sections were black, and the 2nd and 3rd sections were red.

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Helstrip Last Name Facts

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

Helstrip is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Helstrip? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,118,459th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Helstrip is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Helstrip are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 275,832. In England Helstrip is primarily found in: North Yorkshire, where 26 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 14 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 13 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 3 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Helstrip Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Helstrip has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Helstrip surname grew 259 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elestri8011/
Gilstrip753/
Elestrio753/
Chelestry710/
Hilstra6723/
Elestra673/
Elstree672/
Gilestri6343/
Gilstrep6311/
Hellestredt630/
Hillstra630/
Elsehetry59374/
Ylstra5749/
Ijlstra53148/
Gilstry530/
Gilstray503/

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