Hilstead Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Hilstead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hilstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Hilstead Last Name Facts

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

Hilstead occurs most in Canada. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hilstead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hilstead live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Alberta, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Canada this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 40 percent reside.

Hilstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hilstead has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hilstead surname declined 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hilstead
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