Hindmarsh Surname

110,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hindmarsh Surname Definition:

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

Hindmarsh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8551:30,0374,032
Australia1,2331:21,8943,026
United States4551:796,61361,475
New Zealand2331:19,4353,414
Canada1981:186,08918,399
Wales621:49,9124,670
Northern Ireland421:43,9293,909
Scotland391:137,2778,372
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Ireland141:336,35312,021
France141:4,744,480251,814
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1561:21,0862,979
Scotland491:76,3924,290
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Hindmarsh 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 at the Hind (Deer)-MARSH [Old English hind, a hind + mersc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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

Hindmarsh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hindmarsh (Arabic: هيندمارش) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Hindmarsh.

How Common Is The Last Name Hindmarsh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hindmarsh is the 110,040th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,724,047 people. The last name Hindmarsh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Hindmarsh reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Hindmarsh is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,855 people, or 1 in 30,037. In England Hindmarsh is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 19 percent live, Northumberland, where 12 percent live and Durham, where 11 percent live. Apart from England Hindmarsh occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Hindmarsh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hindmarsh has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hindmarsh last name expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,058 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,033 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hindmarsh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hindmarsh surname are 9.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.81% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hindmarsh earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.51% less than the national average, earning R 124,728 per year; in United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,124 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.07% more than the national average, earning $50,215 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hind-Marsh951/
Hindmarshe950/
Hindemarsh950/
Hindmars941/
Hindmarch891,950/
Handmarsh891/
Hendmarsh890/
Hendmarrsh840/
Hendmarch780/

Hindmarsh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Hindmarsh in the Arabic language
هيندمارشhyndmarsh-

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