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

Hirstle occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hirstle? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hirstle is the 2,007,164th most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Hirstle occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Hirstle live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

Hirstle is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England Hirstle is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 66 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 25 percent reside and Lancashire, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Hirstle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hirstle has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hirstle surname rose 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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