Hitchens Surname
Approximately 4,918 people bear this surname
Hitchens Surname Definition:
(English) One who came from Hitchin (the Hicce tribe), in Hertfordshire; the son of little Hitch or Hick, pet forms of Richard (rule, hard).
Hitchens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,882 | 1:125,766 | 13,353 |
| England | 1,102 | 1:50,561 | 6,266 |
| Australia | 512 | 1:52,726 | 6,511 |
| Canada | 146 | 1:252,367 | 23,920 |
| New Zealand | 106 | 1:42,720 | 7,111 |
| South Africa | 59 | 1:918,266 | 58,838 |
| Wales | 25 | 1:123,781 | 9,267 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Jamaica | 9 | 1:318,883 | 8,136 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1:2,986,327 | 84,533 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 669 | 1:36,436 | 4,738 |
| Wales | 58 | 1:27,042 | 1,534 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 648 | 1:77,498 | 8,234 |
Hitchens (12) may also be a first name.
Hitchens Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) One who came from Hitchin (the Hicce tribe), in Hertfordshire; the son of little Hitch or Hick, pet forms of Richard (rule, hard).
Local. A town in Hertfordshire, England.
Hitchens Demographics
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Hitchens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Hitchens Come From? nationality or country of origin
Hitchens is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Hitchens click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Hitchens? popularity and diffusion
It is the 96,669th most common family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,481,811 people. The last name Hitchens is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Hitchens live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Hitchens is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,882 people, or 1 in 125,766. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Delaware, where 21 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside and Maryland, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 10 percent reside.
Hitchens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Hitchens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hitchens last name expanded 445 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 165 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Hitchens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Hitchens surname are 17.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.88% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Hitchens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 106.67% more than the national average, earning R 491,124 per year; in United States they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $43,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.02% less than the national average, earning $43,712 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khitchens | 94 | 24 | / |
| Hithchens | 94 | 1 | / |
| Hichens | 93 | 528 | / |
| Itchens | 93 | 0 | / |
| Hutchens | 88 | 11,566 | / |
| Hitchins | 88 | 2,445 | / |
| Hetchens | 88 | 2 | / |
| Aitchens | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hitchans | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gitchens | 88 | 0 | / |
| Hitchons | 88 | 0 | / |
| Ichens | 86 | 0 | / |
| Hutchiens | 82 | 2 | / |
| Huitchins | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hutcheins | 82 | 1 | / |
| Huthchens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Hutcheans | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hitchgins | 82 | 0 | / |
| Hichins | 80 | 18 | / |
| Itchins | 80 | 15 | / |
| Eichens | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aichens | 80 | 0 | / |
| Hitschench | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hutchins | 75 | 46,402 | / |
| Eischens | 75 | 838 | / |
| Hutchons | 75 | 200 | / |
| Hetchins | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hutchyns | 75 | 2 | / |
| Heitgens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hutchans | 75 | 1 | / |
| Getchens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hoychens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hytchins | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hetchans | 75 | 0 | / |
| Higens | 71 | 181 | / |
| Eicens | 71 | 24 | / |
| Huttchins | 71 | 9 | / |
| Echens | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hutchinss | 71 | 2 | / |
| D'Etchens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hutchuins | 71 | 1 | / |
| Huetchins | 71 | 0 | / |
| Itkens | 71 | 0 | / |
| Higgens | 67 | 712 | / |
| Aitkens | 67 | 704 | / |
| Heijens | 67 | 387 | / |
| Huigens | 67 | 347 | / |
| Hetjens | 67 | 131 | / |
| Hetgens | 67 | 62 | / |
| Hütgens | 67 | 39 | / |
| Huijens | 67 | 34 | / |
| Uitjens | 67 | 26 | / |
| Yochens | 67 | 21 | / |
| Eitsens | 67 | 4 | / |
| Etchins | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eishens | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hisense | 67 | 3 | / |
| Heigens | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gitzens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higenns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hitgins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hitkins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aichems | 67 | 1 | / |
| Utchins | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Hutchins | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chisens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Haigens | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oitjens | 67 | 0 | / |
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