Hemphill Surname

26,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,7781:20,3882,573
Australia9941:27,1593,692
Canada6701:54,9936,529
England3821:145,85914,056
Northern Ireland2751:6,7091,196
Scotland2731:19,6112,299
South Africa1151:471,11039,128
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Ireland111:428,08515,694
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
France21:33,211,361423,184
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2731:16,2272,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1181:31,7222,652
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3561:14,9641,914

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.

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

(English, German) One who came from Hempshill (Hemede’shill), in Nottinghamshire; descendant of Haginbald (hedged place, bold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hemphill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hemphill is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hemphill? popularity and diffusion

Hemphill is the 26,049th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 352,703 people. The surname is predominantly 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 on earth, held by 57 people.

The surname Hemphill is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 17,778 people, or 1 in 20,388. In The United States Hemphill is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States Hemphill exists in 42 countries. It is also found 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 over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 carrying the Hemphill last name is principally Presbyterian (71%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hemphill surname are 12.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.44% registered with the political 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.

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Hemphill Reference & Research

Hempill-Hemphill DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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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