Hipkins Surname

229,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,765 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hipkins 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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Hipkins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0311:351,56131,507
England4951:112,56211,582
Australia781:346,09929,260
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Canada491:751,95159,756
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Wales181:171,91811,581
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3621:67,3357,663
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Hipkins 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

Hipkin’s (Son)

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hipkins Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hipkins occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Hipkins.

How Common Is The Last Name Hipkins? popularity and diffusion

It is the 229,521st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 4,128,921 people. The last name Hipkins occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Hipkins reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,031 people, or 1 in 351,561. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 19 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Hipkins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hipkins has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hipkins surname increased 629 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hipkins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Hipkins surname is principally Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hipkins surname are 17.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hipkins earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $48,121 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hipkinss935/
Hiopkins933/
Hoipkins933/
Hippkins931/
Ipkins921/
Hipkens8652/
Hepkins8641/
Hupkins868/
Hypkins860/
Upkins77146/
Epkins77111/
Hupkens71462/
Gipkens7113/
Aivkins712/
Jepkins711/
Aibkins710/
Huypkens6719/
Epkens6211/
Ebkins621/
Gepkens57140/
Jepkens5711/
Hubkens571/
Jebkins571/
Epqns501/

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