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

The surname Hetherston is most common in Scotland. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hetherston.

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

This last name is the 3,485,539^th most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. Hetherston is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Hetherston live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 356,921. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: North Lanarkshire, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Scotland this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 19 percent are found.

Hetherston Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Hetherston has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hetherston last name expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 33 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hetherston Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.