Hemphill Surname
Approximately 20,662 people bear this surname
Hemphill Surname Definition:
Probably from Hemphill near Galston, Ayrshire. A debt was due to Robert Hemphill, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 672), and another Robert Hemphill appears in Stewartoune, 1704 (Corsehill, p. 205). Hempill 1706.
Hemphill Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17,778 | 1:20,388 | 2,573 |
| Australia | 994 | 1:27,159 | 3,692 |
| Canada | 670 | 1:54,993 | 6,529 |
| England | 382 | 1:145,859 | 14,056 |
| Northern Ireland | 275 | 1:6,709 | 1,196 |
| Scotland | 273 | 1:19,611 | 2,299 |
| South Africa | 115 | 1:471,110 | 39,128 |
| New Zealand | 63 | 1:71,878 | 10,704 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Ireland | 11 | 1:428,085 | 15,694 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 273 | 1:16,227 | 2,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 118 | 1:31,722 | 2,652 |
| England | 37 | 1:658,794 | 32,071 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,356 | 1:14,964 | 1,914 |
Hemphill (57) may also be a first name.
Hemphill Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably from Hemphill near Galston, Ayrshire. A debt was due to Robert Hemphill, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 672), and another Robert Hemphill appears in Stewartoune, 1704 (Corsehill, p. 205). Hempill 1706.
(English, German) One who came from Hempshill (Hemede’shill), in Nottinghamshire; descendant of Haginbald (hedged place, bold).
Hemphill Demographics
Hemphill Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hemphill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hemphill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Hemphill occurs most in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hemphill click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hemphill? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 26,049th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 352,703 people. Hemphill is primarily found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Hemphill are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,308,380th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 57 people.
The last name Hemphill is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 17,778 people, or 1 in 20,388. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 42 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Hemphill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hemphill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hemphill surname rose 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,032 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hemphill Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.
In The United States Hemphill are 12.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.44% registered with the party.
The amount Hemphill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 132.74% more than the national average, earning R 553,068 per year; in United States they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $40,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $52,431 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henmphill | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hempphill | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hemphille | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hemphhill | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hemmphill | 94 | 0 | / |
| Hemphil | 93 | 40 | / |
| Hemphll | 93 | 0 | / |
| Himphill | 88 | 82 | / |
| Hamphill | 88 | 31 | / |
| Henphill | 88 | 14 | / |
| Hemphell | 88 | 7 | / |
| Hempfill | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hemphile | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hemphilt | 88 | 0 | / |
| Homphill | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hemphillová | 84 | 2 | / |
| Hemphelle | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hempile | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hemfill | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hemphel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Henphil | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hamphil | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hempfiel | 75 | 1 | / |
| Henphell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Henphile | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hamphell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hemple | 71 | 583 | / |
| Chimphile | 71 | 13 | / |
| Empile | 71 | 1 | / |
| Empeil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Amphil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Emphel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hempfeild | 71 | 0 | / |
| Hevill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Heimple | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hempele | 67 | 13 | / |
| Hivhill | 67 | 12 | / |
| Heavill | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hemfyll | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chevill | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gemphel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Escimphile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Amphell | 67 | 0 | / |
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Hemphill Reference & Research
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Hempill-Hemphill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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