Hingston Surname

167,097th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jersey

Hingston Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Hinxton (Cambs), formerly Hengeston = Heng(e)st’s Estate [the genit. of Old English heng(e)st, a horse, stallion (used as a pers. name) + tún)

Hingston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia8231:32,8024,335
England7481:74,4898,468
United States4441:816,34962,706
Canada1911:192,90918,967
New Zealand1641:27,6124,833
Ireland501:94,1795,191
Wales401:77,3636,557
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Jersey251:3,968780
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland421:105,4736,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3781:64,4857,427
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

Hingston (10) may also be a first name.

Hingston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Hinxton (Cambs), formerly Hengeston = Heng(e)st’s Estate [the genit. of Old English heng(e)st, a horse, stallion (used as a pers. name) + tún)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Hingston Last Name Facts

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

Hingston is most common in Australia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hingston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 167,097th most prevalent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,814,811 people. The last name Hingston is mostly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Hingston live; 38 percent live in Australasia and 38 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Hingston is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 10 people.

It is most frequent in Australia, where it is held by 823 people, or 1 in 32,802. In Australia it is primarily found in: Tasmania, where 38 percent live, New South Wales, where 26 percent live and Victoria, where 12 percent live. Beside Australia this last name is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Hingston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hingston has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hingston last name expanded 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 119 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hingston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Hingston surname is primarily Anglican (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hingston are 0.43% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.66% registered with the political party.

The amount Hingston earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 191.95% more than the national average, earning R 693,792 per year; in United States they earn 18.94% more than the national average, earning $51,322 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $46,924 CAD per year.

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