Hempton Surname

614,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 502 people bear this surname

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

Hempton Surname User-submission:

A variant of Hampton. An Old English surname, meaning 'town on the hill'.

Hempton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2591:1,399,45596,631
England831:671,30238,633
Northern Ireland721:25,6262,839
Australia421:642,75544,739
Ireland321:147,1546,785
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland621:71,4495,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Hempton Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A variant of Hampton. An Old English surname, meaning 'town on the hill'.

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Hempton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hempton is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hempton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hempton is the 614,324th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,517,024 people. The last name Hempton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Hempton live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Hempton is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 259 people, or 1 in 1,399,455. In The United States Hempton is most numerous in: Michigan, where 27 percent reside, Texas, where 19 percent reside and South Carolina, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 14 percent reside.

Hempton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hempton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hempton surname rose 480 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 692 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 48 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hempton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hempton last name are 0.039999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.19% registered with the political party.

Hempton earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,984 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khempton931/
Empton921/
Hampton86103,606/
Gempton86157/
Hemptom863/
Hompton862/
Himpton861/
Hamphton808/
Hamptton803/
Hampthon803/
Hamptoon801/
Hanmpton801/
Hammpton801/
Hamppton801/
Hamptonn801/
Homphton800/
Impton7739/
Ampton776/
Ompton772/
D'Hampton751/
Hanpton7110/
Hamptan711/
Honpton710/
Hambton710/
Hainpton670/
Anpton620/
Hembtam571/
Impthun570/

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