Hiort Surname
Approximately 272 people bear this surname
Hiort Surname User-submission:
This is a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish surname, meaning 'hart' (a type of deer); denoting someone who dwelled by or had the characteristics of a hart deer.
Hiort Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 96 | 1:58,799 | 5,983 |
| Sweden | 70 | 1:140,668 | 9,936 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Germany | 26 | 1:3,096,364 | 143,912 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Hiort Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Danish, Norwegian and Swedish surname, meaning 'hart' (a type of deer); denoting someone who dwelled by or had the characteristics of a hart deer.
- deleted-173293Hiort means 'deer' in Danish, similar to hjort in Swedish which also means deer.
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Hiort Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiort Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hiort is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hiort.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiort? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 959,117th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 26,792,448 people. The surname Hiort occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Hiort reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in Scandinavia.
The surname Hiort is most commonly occurring in Denmark, where it is held by 96 people, or 1 in 58,799. In Denmark Hiort is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 23 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 15 percent are found. Beside Denmark Hiort exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.
Hiort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Hiort has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Hiort last name rose 4,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hiort Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hiort are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.
Hiort earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.85% less than the national average, earning $35,017 USD per year.
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