Hillstead Surname

485,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 685 people bear this surname

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

Hillstead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hillstead,' from residence at some farm-house or homestead on the hill.

1789. Married — George Meadows and Sarah Hillstead: St. George, Hanover Square.

1792. — Richard Hillstead and Mary Irwin: ibid.

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Hillstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5221:694,36654,999
England931:599,11935,891
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Hillstead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hillstead,' from residence at some farm-house or homestead on the hill.

1789. Married — George Meadows and Sarah Hillstead: St. George, Hanover Square.

1792. — Richard Hillstead and Mary Irwin: ibid.

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

Hillstead Last Name Facts

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

Hillstead is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hillstead? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 485,250th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,638,753 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Hillstead are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Hillstead is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 522 people, or 1 in 694,366. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 16 percent live, Utah, where 16 percent live and Wisconsin, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States Hillstead occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Hillstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hillstead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hillstead surname expanded 4,745 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 443 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hillstead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hillstead surname are 0.16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.39% being registered with the party.

The amount Hillstead earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.46% less than the national average, earning R 141,480 per year; in United States they earn 23.35% more than the national average, earning $53,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning $47,800 CAD per year.

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