Hiorth Surname
Approximately 189 people bear this surname
Hiorth 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.
Hiorth Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 128 | 1:40,174 | 5,714 |
| United States | 21 | 1:17,259,949 | 572,238 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Hiorth 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.
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Hiorth Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hiorth Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Hiorth occurs most in Norway. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hiorth? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,231,034th most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 38,558,444 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Hiorth reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Hiorth is most widely held in Norway, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 40,174. In Norway Hiorth is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 68 percent reside, Western Norway, where 20 percent reside and Central Norway, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Norway this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.
Hiorth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Hiorth has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hiorth surname rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Hiorth Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Hiorth are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hiorth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 43.88% more than the national average, earning 497,924 kr per year; in United States they earn 31.81% more than the national average, earning $56,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.73% more than the national average, earning $69,920 CAD per year.
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