Hildreth Surname

45,859th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,304 people bear this surname

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

Hildreth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hildred' (v. Yonge). Another compound of Hild, which see.

1784. Married — Alex. Patterson and Mary Hilldrad: St. George, Hanover Square.

1789. — John Woodcock and Elizabeth Hildreth: ibid.

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Hildreth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,0251:36,1564,491
England8011:69,5618,030
New Zealand1871:24,2164,232
Canada1631:226,04721,702
Australia531:509,35338,491
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Wales141:221,03813,576
India71:109,580,769786,157
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Guam11:160,1214,893
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3161:77,1378,386
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4591:20,4222,586

Hildreth (646) may also be a first name.

Hildreth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hildred' (v. Yonge). Another compound of Hild, which see.

1784. Married — Alex. Patterson and Mary Hilldrad: St. George, Hanover Square.

1789. — John Woodcock and Elizabeth Hildreth: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) War-Counsel [Anglo-Saxon Hildred-hild, war, battle + ræd, counsel]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Hildefrith (war, peace).

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

Hildreth Last Name Facts

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

Hildreth occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hildreth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hildreth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 45,859th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 644,687 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Hildreth are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hildreth is also the 327,050th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 646 people.

Hildreth is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 10,025 people, or 1 in 36,156. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, North Carolina, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States Hildreth occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent reside and New Zealand, where 2 percent reside.

Hildreth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hildreth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hildreth surname increased 408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hildreth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hildreth last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hildreth are 14.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Hildreth earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $43,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.59% more than the national average, earning $50,474 CAD per year.

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Hildreth Reference & Research

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