Hington Surname

1,785,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 106 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Hington Surname Definition:

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.

Hington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador931:171,0317,420
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Hington (40) may also be a first name.

Hington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

Hington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hington is borne by more people in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hington? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,785,358th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Hington live; 89 percent live in South America and 88 percent live in Andean South America. It is also the 1,614,485th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 40 people.

The last name Hington is most widely held in Ecuador, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 171,031. In Ecuador Hington is mostly concentrated in: Guayas Province, where 71 percent are found, El Oro Province, where 15 percent are found and Esmeraldas Province, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Ecuador this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 8 percent are found and Chile, where 1 percent are found.

Hington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hington has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hington last name fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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