Hipwood Surname

809,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Hipwood Surname Definition:

Local. The wood where sweet—briars or roses grow.

Hipwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:297,95822,741
Australia1031:262,09423,895
United States471:7,711,892346,147
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Hipwood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. The wood where sweet—briars or roses grow.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hipwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hipwood is found most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hipwood? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hipwood is the 809,613th most widely held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 21,123,321 people. The surname Hipwood is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Hipwood reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 297,958. In England it is primarily found in: West Midlands, where 27 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 14 percent reside. Not including England this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 30 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Hipwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hipwood has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hipwood surname rose 147 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 588 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hipwood Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Hipwood surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.71% registered with the party.

Hipwood earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.14% less than the national average, earning $31,437 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chipwood9314/
Hopwood8612,146/
Hepwood8654/
Hupwood864/
Hapwood863/
Hopewood8049/
Hoppwood802/
Hopwoood801/
Hapowood801/
Hoopwood801/
Upwood7793/
Hopwod771/
Hope-Wood755/
Heaphwood752/
Cheapwood751/
Hipd731/
Hobwood7117/
Hipoito712/
Hopwwod712/
Hipoteo711/
Hipohto711/
Hipoato711/
Hobod6736/
Hipdi6711/
Haiipoto672/
Hoiobode672/
Hopod672/
Haiepoto671/
Hipto671/
Hipot671/
Haywoopd670/

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