Hide Surname
Approximately 3,067 people bear this surname
Hide Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hide,' from residence thereby. Hide, a measure of land of about 120 acres; Anglo-Saxon hid. Numberless spots are so styled. There are not less than six parishes in Crockford's Clerical Directory.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 921 | 1:60,497 | 7,167 |
| Zimbabwe | 321 | 1:48,094 | 7,363 |
| South Africa | 227 | 1:238,668 | 24,509 |
| Cameroon | 210 | 1:98,900 | 11,715 |
| Norway | 183 | 1:28,100 | 3,856 |
| United States | 179 | 1:2,024,910 | 129,652 |
| Australia | 163 | 1:165,618 | 17,113 |
| New Zealand | 153 | 1:29,597 | 5,184 |
| Japan | 116 | 1:1,102,106 | 21,035 |
| Indonesia | 82 | 1:1,612,795 | 106,468 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| France | 56 | 1:1,186,120 | 124,657 |
| India | 48 | 1:15,980,529 | 256,885 |
| Albania | 41 | 1:71,075 | 8,058 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Turkey | 29 | 1:2,683,497 | 81,313 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Niger | 17 | 1:1,128,942 | 24,295 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Benin | 7 | 1:1,476,515 | 57,381 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,152 | 1:21,159 | 2,991 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 774 | 1:64,882 | 7,072 |
The alternate forms: Hidé (1) are calculated separately.
Hide (6,973) may also be a first name.
Hide Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hide,' from residence thereby. Hide, a measure of land of about 120 acres; Anglo-Saxon hid. Numberless spots are so styled. There are not less than six parishes in Crockford's Clerical Directory.
John de la Hyde, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Richard de la Hyde, Wiltshire, ibid.
Adam atte Hyde, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
Gilbert de la Hyde. 1527-8.
Thomas Spenser and Agnes Hide: Marriage Lic. (London).
(English) Dweller at a Hide, i.e. a Piece of Land sufficient for the support of one family; a Field [Old English híd]
A feudal portion of land of uncertain extent, according to its quality. A hide appears generally to have been so much land as "with its house and toft, right of common, and other appurtenances, was considered to be sufficient' for the necessities of a family." Archaeologia, vol. xxxv. p. 470. There are specific localities called Hide, in Warwickshire, Bedfordshire, Herefordshire, and many other counties.
See Hide. "A hide (A-Sax. hyd) of land was about 120 acres; also as much land as could be tilled with one plough, or would support one family; a family possession." Bosworth. Sometimes a specific locality bears this name. Atte Hide.
Local. A farm; as much land as can be cultivated with one plow; a town of Cheshire, England. Hyd, or Hithe, a landing place, a haven, harbor.
(English), Field, Hide of land.
From Hyde; a location name in Middlesex. Or from the Old Norse, Heidr; from the Dutch, Heide, Heyde; a personal name.
Between 1669 and 1697 four mayors of Hastings bore the name of Hide (M.), which is still represented in that town.
The Hydes were an ancient distinguished family of Denchworth, Berks, from the 14th to the 17th century (Ashmole's "Berkshire").
Hide Demographics
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Hide Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hide Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hide (Arabic: هيده, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺣﻴﺪ, Hindi: हिदे, Marathi: हीडे, Oriya: ହିେଦ) is most common in England. It can be rendered as a variant: Hidé. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Hide? popularity and diffusion
It is the 144,785th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,376,115 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Hide live; 39 percent live in Northern Europe and 33 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 77,762nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 6,973 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 921 people, or 1 in 60,497. In England Hide is most common in: West Sussex, where 13 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and East Sussex, where 9 percent live. Outside of England Hide occurs in 67 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Hide Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hide has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it contracted 77 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,350 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Hide Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Hide last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Hide last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Hide earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9% more than the national average, earning 377,220 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.89% more than the national average, earning R 427,488 per year; in United States they earn 5.48% less than the national average, earning $40,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.44% less than the national average, earning $45,489 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Hide Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hide in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺣﻴﺪ | ahyd | - |
| Hide in the Hindi language | ||
| हिदे | hide | - |
| Hide in the Oriya language | ||
| ହିେଦ | hieda | - |
| Hide in the Marathi language | ||
| हीडे | hide | - |
| Hide in the Arabic language | ||
| هيده | hydh | - |
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