Heminway Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Heminway Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hemingway,' i.e. the road that led to Heming's house; v. Hemming (compare Hemingfield, a village near Wombwell, Yorkshire). Representatives of this name will be met with in nearly every town and village in the West Riding.

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Heminway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2291:1,582,790106,555
England331:1,688,42669,999
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2071:242,60220,235

Heminway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hemingway,' i.e. the road that led to Heming's house; v. Hemming (compare Hemingfield, a village near Wombwell, Yorkshire). Representatives of this name will be met with in nearly every town and village in the West Riding. I have not discovered the precise spot. Two of the individuals referred to in the Frenchlived in Southowram.

Thomas Emyngway, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Hemyngway, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Hemyngway, 1379: ibid.

1790. Married — Henry Fletcher and Elinor Hemingway: St. George, Hanover Square.

1800. — Thomas Heminway and Elizabeth Ashley: ibid.

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

Heminway Last Name Facts

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

Heminway is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heminway? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 953,750th most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 26,596,883 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Heminway are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 1,582,790. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Connecticut, where 14 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and French Polynesia, where 1 percent are found.

Heminway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heminway has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Heminway last name rose 111 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 206 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Heminway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heminway surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

Heminway earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.51% more than the national average, earning $48,977 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemminway943/
Hemnway930/
Hemenway883,722/
Haminway880/
Hemimway880/
Eminwa861/
Hemmenway82150/
Heamenway820/
Jeminwa801/
Hemenwy800/
Hememway754/
Hemenwat751/
Hamenway750/
Emmenway750/
Himenway750/
Hemenwey750/
Emenwa717/
Hemmemway714/
Aminwa712/
Eminua711/
Ominwa711/
Hemnwi711/
Haminwe676/
Emionwe675/
Emeanwa672/
Aminwah671/
Emeenwa671/

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Heminway Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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