Hemmersley Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hemmersley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hemmersley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:4,643,172139,951
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Hemmersley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hemmersley occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemmersley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hemmersley is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Hemmersley live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 4,643,172. In England Hemmersley is most common in: Leicestershire, where 100 percent live. Aside from England Hemmersley is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Hemmersley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hemmersley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hemmersley last name declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemmersly950/
Emmersley950/
Hammersley904,632/
Emersley893/
Hammaersley861/
Hamersley84749/
Hammersly8475/
Homersley8450/
Emersly820/
Hammerslay801/
Hammerslea801/
Hamersly78147/
Homersly780/
Hammersla74215/
Hamerslay740/
Hamerslee740/
Hamarsley740/
Hamersla673/
Hamerslaj630/
Hemorsella601/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hemmersley
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