Hethington Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Hethington Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hethington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Hethington Last Name Facts

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

Hethington occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hethington.

How Common Is The Last Name Hethington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. The last name Hethington is mostly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Hethington live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 108 people, or 1 in 3,356,101. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 29 percent are found, Georgia, where 11 percent are found and South Carolina, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent are found and Cambodia, where 1 percent are found.

Hethington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hethington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hethington surname increased 372 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hethington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hethington surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the political party.

Hethington earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.83% less than the national average, earning $30,708 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hethington
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