Hindmarch Surname

211,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,950 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Hindmarch Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hindmareh.' North England. I cannot find the spot.

Hindmarch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2601:44,2215,596
Australia2471:109,29412,192
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Canada961:383,80834,152
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Guernsey221:2,929767
France161:4,151,420237,746
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Norway61:857,04855,549
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5821:41,8825,282
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Hindmarch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hindmareh.' North England. I cannot find the spot.

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

(English) Dweller on, or near, the low, wet land where deer were found.

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

Local: "The hinder or more remote marsh."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hindmarsh is an ancient name in this county. There was a Walter Hindmers of Mitford in the 13th century; Hindmers was the name in the 17th century of proprietors in Little Benton, Wallsend, and Burradon; John Hindmarsh was a Newcastle gentleman two hundred years since; Edward Hindmarsh held a farm at Nafferton, on the Derwentwater estate, in 1723; Joshua Hindmarsh, constable of Comb Hill, obtained notoriety in opposing the militia laws in the riotous year of 1761; the name was in Elsden last century (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hindmarch Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Hindmarch? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hindmarch is the 211,466th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 3,737,203 people. The last name Hindmarch occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Hindmarch live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Hindmarch is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 1,260 people, or 1 in 44,221. In England Hindmarch is most numerous in: Tyne and Wear, where 26 percent are found, Durham, where 24 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 5 percent are found. Barring England it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Hindmarch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hindmarch has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hindmarch last name grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 394 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 875 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hindmarch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hindmarch last name are 0.16999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hindmarch earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.61% more than the national average, earning R 386,424 per year; in United States they earn 22.97% more than the national average, earning $53,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $51,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hindmarsh894,227/
Hindmirch893/
Hendmarch890/
Hindmarshe840/
Hindmars821/
Hendmarsh780/
Heindemreich761/
Hunt-March741/
Hendmarrsh740/
Henwood-Marecheau621/

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