Heritage Surname

85,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,655 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Fiji

Heritage Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the heritage,' from residence on a spot or property so called. A local surname of this character would easily arise. I know a spot near Oldham, Lancashire, which from time immemorial has gone by the name of 'Dowry,' taking its title no doubt under similar circumstances.

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Heritage Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0721:26,8913,667
United States1,2761:284,05926,437
Australia7341:36,7794,823
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Fiji2831:3,160561
Canada1831:201,34219,659
Iran1551:495,37129,524
South Africa981:552,83443,423
Wales771:40,1893,923
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
India671:11,448,737210,278
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Ireland251:188,3587,886
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0931:22,3013,135
Wales381:41,2742,182
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4181:120,14011,717

The alternate forms: Héritage (2) are calculated separately.

Heritage (848) may also be a first name.

Heritage Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the heritage,' from residence on a spot or property so called. A local surname of this character would easily arise. I know a spot near Oldham, Lancashire, which from time immemorial has gone by the name of 'Dowry,' taking its title no doubt under similar circumstances. The first instance below should have been entered John de la Heritage.

John Erytage, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Heritage, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Richard Herytage, 1519: Register of the University of Oxford.

1558. Thomas Snowden and Alice Heritage: Marriage Lic. (London).

Ralph Heritage, of Dukenfield, 1578: Wills at Chester.

1809. Married — Benjamin Murry and Catherine Herritage: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Most probably the name of some lands or possessions, analagous to "the Franchise," "the Purchase," &c., frequently applied to estates. Heritag'. H.R.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(H. H. Heritag). Doubtless of German origin. See Singleday.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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Heritage Demographics

Average Heritage Salary in
United States

$60,596 USD

Per year
Rank:
197,881 of 1,180,305
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000233048
Rank: 37,336 of 1,181,369
Percentage of national average salary:
140.43%
Sample size: 328 (2014)

Average Salary in
United States

$43,149 USD

Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD

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Heritage Last Name Facts

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

Heritage (Arabic: تراث) is most common in England. It may appear in the variant forms: Héritage. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Heritage? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 85,312th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,288,691 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 40 percent of Heritage live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 39 percent live in British Isles. Heritage is also the 280,016th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 848 people.

The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 2,072 people, or 1 in 26,891. In England Heritage is mostly concentrated in: Oxfordshire, where 10 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and West Midlands, where 9 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Heritage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Heritage has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Heritage surname increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 305 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 132 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Heritage Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (89%) in Ireland.

The amount Heritage earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.76% more than the national average, earning R 329,748 per year; in United States they earn 40.43% more than the national average, earning $60,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning $52,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Héritage962/
Herritage9468/
Heritages940/
Haritage884/
Heretage880/
Hearitige8239/
Hairitage820/
Aritage801/
Haretage750/
Eristache7151/
Arutage676/
Irestage631/
Arutagi53287/
Iritaji5324/
Eretasi531/
Aruttagi501/
Arritegi501/
Irihtaji501/
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Heritage Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heritage in the Arabic language
تراثtrath-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Heritage
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