Hemenway Surname

122,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,722 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hemenway Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the road to Heming's estate, or to Hemma's people.

Hemenway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6231:100,04411,111
Canada691:533,99444,923
England211:2,653,24194,788
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guam11:160,1214,893
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7451:67,4087,311

Hemenway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the road to Heming's estate, or to Hemma's people.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hemenway Last Name Facts

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

Hemenway is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hemenway.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemenway? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 122,766th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,957,965 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Hemenway reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,623 people, or 1 in 100,044. In The United States Hemenway is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent are found, Missouri, where 7 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Hemenway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hemenway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 486 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hemenway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hemenway last name are 12.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hemenway earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.25% more than the national average, earning $45,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% less than the national average, earning $46,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemmenway94150/
Heamenway940/
Hemnway930/
Hemenwy930/
Heminway88274/
Hememway884/
Hemenwat881/
Emmenway880/
Himenway880/
Hemenwey880/
Hamenway880/
Emenwa867/
Hemmemway824/
Hemminway823/
Emeanwa802/
Emeenwa801/
Haminway750/
Hemimway750/
Omenwa71129/
Ememwa7116/
Emenua716/
Emenba714/
Emenwe712/
Eminwa711/
Chimenwah711/
Hemnwi711/
Emenuha674/
Jeminwa671/
Ememwaa671/
Omennwa671/
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Hemenway Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hemenway
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