Heth Surname

216,437th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Heth Surname Definition:

HETH: For earlier Aed, which see. 'Ed Comes' or 'Head Comes' who appears as witness to King David's charter of confirmation to the Abbey of Dunfermline c. 1128 (RD., 4-believed to be of doubtful authenticity) and to the same king's charter of confirmation to the same abbey of the 'shire' of Kirkalden (ibid.

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Heth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3611:266,31825,078
Germany2921:275,70429,076
Israel881:97,24611,271
Canada851:433,47837,831
Liberia141:314,89517,893
Austria121:709,62061,025
India91:85,229,487684,495
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2861:175,59015,728

Heth (216) may also be a first name.

Heth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

HETH: For earlier Aed, which see. 'Ed Comes' or 'Head Comes' who appears as witness to King David's charter of confirmation to the Abbey of Dunfermline c. 1128 (RD., 4-believed to be of doubtful authenticity) and to the same king's charter of confirmation to the same abbey of the 'shire' of Kirkalden (ibid., 16) has been confused by the author of The Complete peerage (s.v. Fife) with Ethelred, third son of Malcolm Canmore and first earl of Fife (Sc. Peer.). Malcolm mac Heth, first earl of Ross, witnessed a charter of Dunfermline Abbey as Malcolm Mac Eth, c. 1157, and as earl of Ross was entrusted with the defense of the Benedictine Priory of Urquhart in Moray, a cell of Dunfermline (RD., p. 25; Skene, Highlanders, p. 417). See also Mackay. Edh mac Kynnath was slain in batrle in Strath Alun (CPS., p. 151). Eth, son of Alwyn, first earl of Lennox is witness to a charter c. 1193 by Duncan, afterwards earl of Carrick (Melros, p. 22). Hath filius Gilbrid occurs c. 1230—42 (LAC., 73).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) One who came from Heath (wasteland with low shrubs), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Heth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heth (Hindi: हेथ, Marathi: हेथ) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heth? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heth is the 216,437th most common surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,843,642 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Heth are found; 76 percent are found in North America and 76 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 614,549th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 216 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,361 people, or 1 in 266,318. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 12 percent live, Wisconsin, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 15 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.

Heth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Heth surname grew 476 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Heth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Heth last name are 18.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.72% being registered with the party.

The amount Heth earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.14% more than the national average, earning $43,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.99% more than the national average, earning $51,169 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Heath89118,642/
Heeth89386/
Heith89145/
Cheth89112/
Hetch8919/
Hethe8918/
Hetsh894/
Hehth893/
Kheth892/
Heths891/
Heuth891/
Hieth891/
Het'h891/
Heïth891/
Hgeth891/
Hedth891/
Heyth890/
Het863,577/
Eth86134/
Hetsch80267/
Khethe80167/
Heathe8074/
Cheath8036/
Chethe8030/
Chheth8019/
Heitch8019/
Heithe8011/
Kheith808/
Heaths804/
Heeyth803/
Hestch802/
Hettch802/
Heisth801/
Aheeth801/
Chetth801/
Chieth801/
Cheeth801/
Heesth801/
Hetthe800/
Heiths800/
Heethe800/
Heeths800/
Heit755,952/
Chet754,347/
Hett752,421/
Etsh751,710/
Hete751,590/
Ethe751,011/
Hedt75918/
Eith75823/
Khet75780/
Hets75671/
Heet75569/
Etch75532/
Eyth75325/
Hest75314/
Heyt75229/
Hiet75169/
Heat75141/
Hedh7576/
Eath7573/
Hejt7545/
Heut7539/
Hith7536/
Euth7531/
Heht7529/
Edth757/
Hehd755/
Hezt754/
Etph752/
Hyth751/
Hetp751/
Hetš751/
Ethd751/
Eeth751/
Etth751/
Ethz751/
Hhet751/
Hetd751/
Heitsch73490/
Heetsch7314/
Chheath739/
Chesthe738/
Heatsch734/
Hethová733/
Chheuth733/
Headthe731/
Heichth731/
Kheethe731/
Chheeth731/
Cheesth731/
Heeshth731/
Hecht6736,377/
Et6711,292/
Heidt678,390/
Chete674,196/
Hiett672,805/
Heydt672,696/
Heist672,621/
Chhet672,498/
Haith672,130/
Kheat671,161/
Heite67955/
Cheat67758/
Chiet67744/
Khete67579/
Hette67466/
Heitt67368/
Heets67363/
Chest67345/
Heate67316/
Hayth67286/
Heyte67275/
Heits67195/
Kheit67178/
Heijt67157/
Khett67155/
Hetts67145/
Heedh67128/
Hestø67128/
Heedt67125/
Huith67118/
Hytch6785/
Chedh6777/
Chith6766/
Etsch6759/
Heudt6748/
Heete6740/
Heytz6739/
Chett6739/
Ehiet6735/
Heast6733/
Kheyt6732/
Cheet6726/
Heyst6725/
Cheit6725/
Eithz6724/
Jeeth6720/
Cheyt6717/
Heats6716/
Heđet6716/
Khith6715/
Hehte6714/
Heste6712/
Chets6712/
Heest6711/
Hoith6711/
Jieth679/
Khetd679/
Jehet679/
Hedch678/
Heißt678/
Hesht677/
Heatt674/
Heytt674/
Høedt674/
Hiedt673/
Khedh673/
Kheet673/
Hechd673/
Huyth673/
Cheht673/
Chjth673/
Headt672/
Hitht672/
Chyth672/
Hehts672/
Heddh672/
Hehed672/
Hettz672/
Hests671/
Hestt671/
Hedte671/
Heeht671/
Hegyt671/
Heathová671/
Hezst671/
Hjett671/
Eethe671/
Hjeet671/
Jethd671/
Hedsh671/
Jheat671/
Esths671/
Ettsh671/
Heydh671/
Hoyth670/
Heidh670/
Heyhd670/
Eiths670/
Heatz670/
Hezte670/

Heth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Heth in the Hindi language
हेथhetha-
Heth in the Marathi language
हेथhetha-

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