Hildrey Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hildrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hildrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:1,921,31276,208
Scotland71:764,83125,488
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515

Hildrey (28) may also be a first name.

Hildrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hildrey is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hildrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Hildrey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hildrey is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Hildrey are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 1,921,312. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 69 percent are found, Merseyside, where 24 percent are found and Essex, where 3 percent are found. Beside England Hildrey occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Hildrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hildrey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Hildrey last name declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hildrey Last Name Statistics demography

Hildrey earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 172.99% more than the national average, earning $117,792 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
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  • 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 Hildrey
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