Hirstle Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hirstle Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hirstle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:784,76142,668
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970

Hirstle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hirstle is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirstle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Hirstle live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England it is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 66 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 25 percent are found and Lancashire, where 6 percent are found. Other than England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 9 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

Hirstle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hirstle has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hirstle surname grew 237 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hirstley930/
Hurstle861/
Girstle861/
Herstler803/
Hurstley801/
Hirsthel800/
Herstelle7528/
Gerstle71850/
Gerstley67136/
Erstelle6745/
Jerrstle670/
Hersthill634/
Gerstelle632/
Hershtail632/
Gerstlé571/
Gerstly570/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hirstle
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