Hilditch Surname

134,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,358 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Hilditch Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Hill-Ditch [Old English hyll + díc]

Hilditch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6451:33,8714,479
United States5351:677,49353,934
Australia4851:55,6616,818
Scotland1851:28,9403,034
Northern Ireland1311:14,0841,969
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Wales1011:30,6393,095
South Africa741:732,13151,520
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Norway81:642,78647,258
Finland61:916,11741,832
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1151:38,5213,557
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8171:29,8354,013
Wales371:42,3902,234
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Hilditch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Hill-Ditch [Old English hyll + díc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hilditch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hilditch occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilditch? popularity and diffusion

Hilditch is the 134,129th most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,170,204 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Hilditch reside; 62 percent reside in Northern Europe and 62 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Hilditch is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 1,645 people, or 1 in 33,871. In England it is most prevalent in: Cheshire, where 19 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent live and Staffordshire, where 10 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Hilditch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hilditch has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,244 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,682 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hilditch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (81%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hilditch surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hilditch earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1812.74% more than the national average, earning 6,619,610 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 226.6% more than the national average, earning R 776,136 per year; in United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $48,122 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hillditch9426/
Hildich9310/
Hildisch8878/
Hildithc887/
Helditch880/
Heldich801/
Gildisch7542/
Childish754/
Hilldish751/
Heldic71116/
Hildis715/
Hildiz711/
Gildish6721/
Yilditz677/
Geldich677/
Childis675/
Yildish672/
Ioldych672/

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