Hipkiss Surname

187,259th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Hipkiss 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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Hipkiss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6951:32,8724,368
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Canada1181:312,25128,740
Wales1071:28,9212,968
Australia761:355,20729,862
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5651:43,1425,410
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hipkiss 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

Hipkiss Last Name Facts

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

Hipkiss is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hipkiss? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 187,259th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,226,005 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Hipkiss live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 1,695 people, or 1 in 32,872. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 51 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 8 percent are found and Worcestershire, where 4 percent are found. Beside England this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Hipkiss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hipkiss has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hipkiss surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 5,175 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 713 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hipkiss Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hipkiss last name are 16.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Hipkiss earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $44,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,552 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hippkiss930/
Ipkiss9233/
Hipkis920/
Hipkess860/
Hepkiss860/
Hepkess711/
Chipkesh6711/
Ibkis673/
Chypkeish631/
Hupkes62482/
Hüpkes62131/
Uipkes6218/
Chepkes5728/
Huepkes571/
Chipchiş5330/
Chypkesh537/
Epkes5095/
Upkes5017/
Ipkyz501/

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