Hemmingway Surname

301,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hemmingway 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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Hemmingway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7241:500,63442,111
England3091:180,31716,264
Canada941:391,97434,739
Australia751:359,94330,133
Ireland361:130,8046,280
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4541:53,6906,448
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4001:125,54712,138

Hemmingway 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

(Anglo-Scand.) Dweller at Heming’s Way [v.Heming, and + Old English weg = Old Norse ueg-r, a road]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hemmingway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hemmingway is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemmingway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 301,673rd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 5,788,361 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Hemmingway reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 724 people, or 1 in 500,634. In The United States it is most common in: Florida, where 14 percent reside, North Carolina, where 11 percent reside and Michigan, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Hemmingway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hemmingway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 181 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 32 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 225 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hemmingway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hemmingway are 2.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.82% registered with the party.

The amount Hemmingway earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.7% less than the national average, earning $38,532 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.79% more than the national average, earning $53,552 CAD per year.

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Hemmingway Reference & Research

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