Hingeston Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Hingeston Surname Definition:

There are Hingston Downs in Callington; Hen-gas-don would signify the old dirty hill; but these names may also be derived from the parish of Hinxton, co. Cambridge; perhaps from Hingest's town.

Hingeston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Hingeston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

There are Hingston Downs in Callington; Hen-gas-don would signify the old dirty hill; but these names may also be derived from the parish of Hinxton, co. Cambridge; perhaps from Hingest's town.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

HINGASTON, HINGESTON, HINGSTON: There are Hingston Downs in Callington; Hen-gas-don would signify the old dirty hill; but these names may also be derived from the parish of Hinxton, co. Cambridge; perhaps from Hingest's town.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Hingeston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hingeston is found most in South Africa. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hingeston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hingeston is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Hingeston is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Hingeston reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Hingeston is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Hingeston is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 83 percent are found and Western Cape, where 17 percent are found. Barring South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 25 percent are found.

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