View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Hesketh Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Hesketh is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hesketh? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 66,332^nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 969,733 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Hesketh live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 784,558^th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 139 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 4,426 people, or 1 in 12,589. In England Hesketh is primarily concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 21 percent are found, Lancashire, where 18 percent are found and Merseyside, where 17 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 49 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Hesketh Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Hesketh has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hesketh surname increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,407 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 376 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,008 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hesketh Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hesketh surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hesketh last name are 15.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.41% registered with the political party.

The amount Hesketh earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.54% more than the national average, earning R 436,164 per year; in United States they earn 13.4% more than the national average, earning $48,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning $51,262 CAD per year.