Hipkin Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Hipkin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hibbert', from nick. Hib and diminutive Hib-kin, sharpened to Hip and Hipkin; compare Hoppe and Hobbs, or Hopkin, &c. The East-coast instances seem to point to the Low Countries as the home of this name.

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Hipkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6561:84,9369,320
Canada1711:215,47120,813
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Wales191:162,87011,152
Scotland181:297,43413,849
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3081:79,1418,540
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hipkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hibbert', from nick. Hib and diminutive Hib-kin, sharpened to Hip and Hipkin; compare Hoppe and Hobbs, or Hopkin, &c. The East-coast instances seem to point to the Low Countries as the home of this name. Hubert or Hobart was a familiar fontal name in Norfolk in the surname period.

Hyppe (without surname), Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Hyppe, Norfolk, ibid.

Lucia Hippo, Suffolk, ibid.

1581. Thomas Hitche and Katherine Annion: Marriage Lic. (London).

1674. Baptised — Susanna, d. John Hitch: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1807. Married — Caleb Hitch and Sarah Waller: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

1 = Hipp (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -kin.

2 for Hib(b)kin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hipkin Last Name Facts

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

Hipkin is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hipkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 368,021st most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 7,451,478 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Hipkin are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 656 people, or 1 in 84,936. In England it is most common in: Norfolk, where 20 percent reside, Essex, where 11 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 5 percent reside.

Hipkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hipkin has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hipkin Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hipkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.43% more than the national average, earning R 443,028 per year; in United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.56% more than the national average, earning $55,922 CAD per year.

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Ipkin91834/
Chipkina867/
Aipkin8323/
Hipken8322/
Hepkin8319/
Yipkin8311/
Ipkuin835/
Ipkina831/
Gipkin831/
Hipkim831/
Ipkn801/
Chepkin77242/
Chivkin7743/
Aipkina774/
Khibkin774/
Chibkin771/
Ivkin733,144/
Ibkin7362/
Epkin7339/
Upkin7327/
Ipcin7322/
Ipken731/
Chepkina71287/
Chipchin7143/
Chyopkin714/
Chepkien711/
Hepcin6718/
Gibkin6713/
Epking6713/
Hepken6710/
Epkina674/
Chyopkina673/
Hubkin671/
Yopkin671/
Givkin671/
Ivckin671/

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