Hemming Surname

50,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,228 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hemming Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hemming.' 'Hemming, a Danish personal name' (Lower). The Hundred Rolls prove the name to have become well established in the 13th century; compare the local Hemingborough in the the Diocese of York, Hemingby (Lincoln), Hemingford Grey (Ely), Heminghall (Norwich), Hemingston (ibid.

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Hemming Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,3461:12,8211,890
United States2,4111:150,33615,467
Australia1,0581:25,5163,470
Germany5161:156,01818,631
Canada4281:86,0889,536
Finland2551:21,5563,026
Wales2401:12,8941,430
Sweden1781:55,3194,278
Brazil1571:1,363,53146,236
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
France1031:644,88183,663
South Africa661:820,87455,153
Scotland661:81,1185,959
Jamaica501:57,3993,142
Northern Ireland441:41,9333,816
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Netherlands251:675,48754,943
Norway141:367,30634,015
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China31:455,773,85521,925
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6461:9,2121,376
Wales311:50,5942,584
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3991:125,86112,158

Hemming (222) may also be a first name.

Hemming Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hemming.' 'Hemming, a Danish personal name' (Lower). The Hundred Rolls prove the name to have become well established in the 13th century; compare the local Hemingborough in the the Diocese of York, Hemingby (Lincoln), Hemingford Grey (Ely), Heminghall (Norwich), Hemingston (ibid.), Hemington (Exeter, Bath and Wells, Peterborough); v. Henning.

Henry Hemmeng, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Hemming, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John Hemmyng, Kent, ibid.

Robertus Hemmyng, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1574. Buried — Jane, d. Thomas Hemmynges: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1579-80. Married — Thomas Prestone and Elsabeth Hemmyng: ibid.

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

Hemming was one of the witnesses to the charter by King Duncan 11 to the monks of S. Cuthbert in 1094, the earliest Scottish charter (Nat. MSS., I, 2). Douglas Hemmiger occupied the Cot of Barm in Firth, Orkney, c. 1850 (Old Lore Misc., III, p. 158). ON. or Old West Scandinavian, Hemingr, Hemmingr, very frequent (Lindqvist). Old Danish, Hemming.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Teutonic) the Anglo-SaxonHeming, Old Norse Heming-r (mod. Dano-Norw. Heming and Hemming), O. Ger. Hemming and Haming [from O. Teutonic hem-, ham-, covering, dress, with the son (or diminutive) suff. -ing: cp. Old English hemming, Old Norse heming-r, a foot-covering] Heminges mæg, |Heming's son, nefa Gármundes, |nephew of Gármund, niða cræftig. in battles skilled.

Beówulf, 3927-9 With these court intrigues is prob­ably connected the banishment of Gunhild—daughter of Cnut’s sister—together with her sons, Heming and Thorkell.— Lappenberg-Thorpe,A.-Sax. Kings, ii. 290

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Danish personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hemming or Heming, a name having its present home in the Evesham district, is an Anglo - Saxon clan name. It was well known in Worcester in the 17th century, Richard Heming being the name of the mayor of the city in 1627 and 1657, and John Heming in 1677 (G.); the name is still in that city. One of the name was buried in Tenbury church in 1691 (N.). It is also now represented in Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, and Warwickshire, sometimes in the form of Hemmings. Last century there was a Gloucestershire family of the name in Barrington Parva (Bigland's "Gloucestershire").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hemming Last Name Facts

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

Hemming is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemming? popularity and diffusion

It is the 50,193rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 712,509 people. The last name Hemming is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Hemming reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 605,116th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 222 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 4,346 people, or 1 in 12,821. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 21 percent are found, Worcestershire, where 14 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account England Hemming occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Hemming Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hemming has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hemming last name rose 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 604 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 774 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 733 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hemming Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hemming surname is principally Anglican (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hemming last name are 9.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Hemming earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 75.64% more than the national average, earning 607,843 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 22.34% less than the national average, earning R 184,560 per year; in United States they earn 4.75% more than the national average, earning $45,198 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $53,104 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemmings9313,645/
Khemming937/
Heimming930/
Heming923,928/
Emming92613/
Hemmin92166/
Hemnmings886/
Hemmmings881/
Hamming861,585/
Heiming86783/
Cheming86622/
Hemmink86367/
Gemming86232/
Emmings86167/
Hemings86152/
Jemming86118/
Heyming8695/
Haeming8655/
Himming8629/
Kheming8615/
Homming866/
Henming863/
Hemmimg862/
Hemmngs861/
Hemmmin861/
Heeming860/
Hieming860/
Heaming860/
Hemmeng860/
Eming83578/
Hemin83196/
Emmin8324/
Hemng838/
Hammingh80113/
Khenming8065/
Chenming8035/
Chimming8028/
Heimings8026/
Heymings8016/
Chehming8010/
Cheaming808/
Cheeming804/
Heemmina802/
Henmings801/
Hemminks801/
Cheuming801/
Chemingz801/
Chemings800/
Chemin779,260/
Hemmen772,087/
Imming771,112/
Haming77494/
Emmink77307/
Hemink77271/
Häming77208/
Amming77155/
Omming77150/
Emmeng77133/
Oeming7768/
Hemeng7767/
Himing7766/
Khemin7760/
Emmina7744/
Geming7733/
Homing7723/
Eiming7717/
Emings7715/
Jeming7713/
Ahming7712/
Enming7710/
Himmin7710/
Hemimg773/
Heumin773/
Heimin772/
Hemäng772/
Hemyng771/
Hesmin771/
Hyming771/
Euming771/
Jemmin771/
Ihming771/
Heemin771/
Eammin770/
Gemmin770/
Ohming770/
Henmin770/
Heymin770/
Chienming752/
Chiehming751/
Emin7311,697/
Hemn7356/
Emmn732/
Emng731/
Hammink71876/
Gemmink71285/
Heemink71152/
Jehming71108/
Jemmeng71101/
Heimink7198/
Jeyming7162/
Hjemmen7159/
Himmina7156/
Hemment7150/
Chemina7144/
Heymink7141/
Huiming7140/
Yomming7137/
Gimming7135/
Haiming7132/
Chimmin7123/
Chenmin7122/
Chiming7120/
Yimming7120/
Chesmin7116/
Immings7113/
Jieming7113/
Chemion7111/
Hiemink7110/
Oehming7110/
Chemeng718/
Khemina715/
Genming715/
Jimming713/
Jeammin713/
Cheminn712/
Cheemin712/
Chemgin711/
Hemmenn711/
Hinming711/
Etemmin711/
Jeaming711/
Heymien711/
Hehemin711/
Uimming711/
Emingue711/
Amminng711/
Cheumin711/
Eatming711/
Chemimg711/
Hammeng711/
Heemina711/
Hayming711/
Iemmien711/
Hoiming710/
Heimeng710/
Hiemeng710/
Hemmend710/
Aming675,855/
Oming672,547/
Gemin672,345/
Hemen672,307/
Emina672,271/
Eamin671,897/
Emmen671,237/
Emeng671,165/
Esmin671,048/
Jemin67900/
Chaiming67805/
Hamng67465/
Iming67428/
Eymin67267/
Emien67256/
Hemne67229/
Chemaeng67192/
Hemim67177/
Heijmink67123/
Emgin67117/
Hemem6769/
Emion6755/
Himin6747/
Chimmina6732/
Heemn6723/
Hemnt6716/
Heyminck6712/
Enmin6710/
Homng679/
Ememg678/
Immin678/
Chenmeng677/
Emind676/
Eimin675/
Jimmings673/
Cheemeng673/
Hemyn673/
Chihming672/
Emmim672/
Chinming672/
Cheesmin672/
Chienmin672/
Eamng672/
Chitming671/
Hemmenne671/
Jming671/
Hymin671/
E'Min671/
Emijn671/
Eminn671/
Ehmin671/
Jemng671/
Henmn671/
Etmin671/
Chemmgne671/
Gemng671/
Heemmeen671/
Heamn671/
Iemin671/
Aimmings670/
Heiminck670/
Homminck670/
Hehminck670/
Emink670/

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