Heslehurst Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Heslehurst Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hazel hurst,' i.e. the hazel wood; v. Hurst and Hazlewood.

Heslehurst 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
England1151:484,50531,272
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Heslehurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hazel hurst,' i.e. the hazel wood; v. Hurst and Hazlewood.

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

Average Heslehurst Salary in
England

£22,426

Per year
Rank:
73,556 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000194503
Rank: 35,469 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
83.13%
Sample size: 20 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Heslehurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Heslehurst occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Heslehurst? popularity and diffusion

Heslehurst is the 1,315,412th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Heslehurst live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 484,505. In England it is most prevalent in: North Yorkshire, where 77 percent are found, Durham, where 7 percent are found and Greater London, where 5 percent are found. Besides England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Heslehurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Heslehurst has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Heslehurst last name rose 575 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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
Haslehurst90593/
Heselhurst900/
Chesilhurst861/
Hazlehurst801,600/
Hellehorst801/
Haylehurst800/
Hazalehurst761/
Hazzlehurst760/
Gilehurst741/
Gillehurst700/
Ehleors590/
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