Hepworth Surname
Approximately 9,402 people bear this surname
Hepworth Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hepworth,' a township in the old parish of Kirkburton, near Huddersfield.
Alice de Hepworth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Hepworth, 1379: ibid.
Thomas de Hepworth, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameHepworth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,941 | 1:11,277 | 1,669 |
| United States | 2,507 | 1:144,579 | 14,959 |
| Australia | 1,016 | 1:26,571 | 3,610 |
| Canada | 413 | 1:89,215 | 9,827 |
| New Zealand | 104 | 1:43,542 | 7,204 |
| Scotland | 95 | 1:56,356 | 4,696 |
| Northern Ireland | 61 | 1:30,246 | 3,146 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:63,154 | 5,613 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| South Africa | 22 | 1:2,462,623 | 101,019 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,416 | 1:7,136 | 1,104 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 260 | 1:193,149 | 16,929 |
Hepworth (51) may also be a first name.
Hepworth Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hepworth,' a township in the old parish of Kirkburton, near Huddersfield.
Alice de Hepworth, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Hepworth, 1379: ibid.
Thomas de Hepworth, 1379: ibid.
1577-8. Henry Skydmore and Kate Warine Hepworthe: Marriage Lic. (London).
1794. Married — James Hepworth and Sarah Rook: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Hepworth = the Dog-Rose-Tree (or Briar) Farm or Messuage [v. under Heap, and + Old English worð]
A township in the W.R, of Yorkshire; also a parish in Suffolk.
A location name in Suffolk, Yorkshire Stephen de Hepworth, Chancellor of Cambridge University A.D. 1257-99. Adam de Heppeworth, Yorkshire (formerly de Belmont) assumed the name with the manor A.D. 1303.
The Hepworths are named after a West Riding village. Their name was well established in the parish of Ecclesfield during the reigns of Elizabeth and James I. (Ga.).
Hepworth Demographics
Hepworth Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Hepworth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hepworth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hepworth is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hepworth? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 54,180th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 775,106 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Hepworth reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 51 people.
The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 4,941 people, or 1 in 11,277. In England Hepworth is most common in: West Yorkshire, where 28 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Besides England this surname exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.
Hepworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hepworth has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hepworth surname rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 964 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,583 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hepworth Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Hepworth surname are 32.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.05% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hepworth earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.66% more than the national average, earning R 384,168 per year; in United States they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $43,093 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning $56,466 CAD per year.
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