Hinshelwood Surname

438,351st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Hinshelwood Surname Definition:

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

Hinshelwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2651:210,25718,075
Scotland2191:24,4472,695
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Australia691:391,24231,907
Canada481:767,61660,775
Wales191:162,87011,152
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1081:34,6592,797
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Hinshelwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Hinshelwood Last Name Facts

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

Hinshelwood is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hinshelwood? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 438,351st most numerous last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 9,319,112 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Hinshelwood are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 265 people, or 1 in 210,257. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 18 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 13 percent reside and West Sussex, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England Hinshelwood exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Hinshelwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hinshelwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hinshelwood last name increased 1,767 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 6,450 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hinshelwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hinshelwood last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hinshelwood earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 5.61% more than the national average, earning $45,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.24% more than the national average, earning $66,199 CAD per year.

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