Hipwell Surname

170,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Hipwell Surname Definition:

One Isaac Hipwell served in Dongan's Regiment of the royalist army in Ireland about the year 1665.

A family of the name became established in Queen's Co. (Leix) subsequently and is still well known around Portlaoise.

Hipwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9451:58,9617,037
United States6571:551,68845,595
Australia4941:54,6476,703
Canada2481:148,57115,198
Ireland1371:34,3722,882
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5181:47,0575,819
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Hipwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

One Isaac Hipwell served in Dongan's Regiment of the royalist army in Ireland about the year 1665.

A family of the name became established in Queen's Co. (Leix) subsequently and is still well known around Portlaoise.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) belonging to Hipswell (Yorks), 14th cent. Hypeswelle = Hyp(p)e’s Well [Old English wielle, a spring, fountain]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This name is in Co. Leix since the mid-seventeenth century. SIF 90

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Probably Hipswell, a chapelry in co. York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hipwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hipwell is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hipwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 170,145th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,875,906 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 44 percent of Hipwell reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Hipwell is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 945 people, or 1 in 58,961. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 12 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 11 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.

Hipwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hipwell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hipwell last name expanded 182 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 722 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 188 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hipwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Hipwell surname is primarily Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hipwell surname are 34.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hipwell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.96% more than the national average, earning $52,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $54,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hippwell933/
Hiepwell931/
Hipwel924/
Ipwell920/
Hepwell861/
Hipwill860/
Hibwell860/
Ipwel831/
Chipwele8021/
Jpwell771/
Hibbell718/
Chepwel711/
Hepwill710/
Hebwell710/
Chipwail671/
Hibbel6282/
Ipouel621/
Chibwil57404/
Hibbill571/
Gibbell571/
Hebbell570/
Heibuelt536/
Ebwel5042/
Ibbel500/

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