Herrtage Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Herrtage Surname User-submission:

This surname means some one who inherits land. The first mention that we know is From Burton Dasset in Warwickshire in 1420. The name is believed to have been changed by the Rev Robert Hervon Herrtage born in Galway 1817, died Dublin 1854.

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Herrtage Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:884,41445,970
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Herrtage Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means some one who inherits land. The first mention that we know is From Burton Dasset in Warwickshire in 1420. The name is believed to have been changed by the Rev Robert Hervon Herrtage born in Galway 1817, died Dublin 1854.

Coat of arms is: bendy of six argent and sable on a chief gules, three crosses cross let.

- laubergiste

Herrtage Last Name Facts

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

The last name Herrtage is found most in England. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Herrtage? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Herrtage reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Herrtage is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 884,414. In England Herrtage is most numerous in: Greater London, where 27 percent live, Essex, where 19 percent live and West Sussex, where 14 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 1 percent live and Portugal, where 1 percent live.

Herrtage Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Herrtage has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Herrtage surname increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hertage934/
Hertager886/
Horrtage881/
Hartage80175/
Hertoge80104/
Hortage806/
Hertoghe75167/
Herthoge7532/
Hertaser757/
Heartige751/
Harthage750/
D'Hertoge7152/
Ertaga714/
Ortage713/
Hertooghe712/
Heartouge710/
Arteage6711/
Hortege671/
D'Hertoghe671/
Erteaga671/
Iortage671/
Hartege671/
Hirtaga671/
Orthage670/

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Footnotes

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