Hitchcocks Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Hitchcocks Surname Definition:

Hitchcock’s (Son), v. Hitchcock.

Hitchcocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:2,532,63991,802
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Hitchcocks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Hitchcock’s (Son), v. Hitchcock.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hitchcocks Last Name Facts

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

Hitchcocks occurs most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hitchcocks? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hitchcocks is the 4,034,050th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Hitchcocks reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 96 percent reside in British Isles.

Hitchcocks is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 2,532,639. In England it is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 50 percent live, Hampshire, where 23 percent live and Durham, where 5 percent live. Besides England it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 4 percent live and South Africa, where 4 percent live.

Hitchcocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hitchcocks has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Hitchcocks last name decreased 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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