Herepath Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Herepath Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality.

1791. Married — Simon Herapath and Elizabeth Franey: St. George, Hanover Square.

Herepath Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Wales41:773,63329,106
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
Wales81:196,0527,186

Herepath Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality.

1791. Married — Simon Herapath and Elizabeth Franey: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at the Military Road [Old English here pæð]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a Military Road [Old English hero-pæð]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

"Might be from the Anglo-Saxon herepced, an army-path, in which case, it would be, I presume, local. But I think more probably from herepad, a coat of mail." Ferguson.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Herepath Last Name Facts

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

The surname Herepath (Marathi: हेरेपठ) is most common in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herepath? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Herepath live; 89 percent live in Northern Europe and 89 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 50 percent are found, Lancashire, where 25 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 25 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 44 percent are found and India, where 11 percent are found.

Herepath Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herepath has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Herepath last name fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herapath88114/
Hirepath884/
Herepa8638/
Erepat861/
Cherepaha8229/
Herapaith821/
Cherepa8056/
Hereipa8034/
Heripah8024/
Herapat8018/
Hirepat805/
Erepait801/
Herepea801/
Erepa77326/
Hirepatt75116/
Haripath755/
Cherepoa751/
Jerepaat751/
Harapath750/
Cherepatova742/
Cherepahova742/
Ereipa71384/
Herepo7139/
Esrepa7111/
Eripah7110/
Erapat719/
Erzepa714/
Heripa712/
Arepat711/
Hirepa711/
Eriepa711/
Jerepa711/
Gerepa711/
Erepot711/
Erepea711/
Erepha711/
Harapat67140/
Erreppa6764/
Arapath677/
Orephat675/
Geripah674/
Haripat674/
Hirapat672/
Cherepo672/
Herepou671/
Ereipas671/
Gerepoh670/

Herepath Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Herepath in the Marathi language
हेरेपठherepatha-

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