Hitchings Surname

112,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Hitchings Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' from the nick. Hitch (v. Hitchcock), diminutive Hitch-in; not to be confounded with Hutchins (which see) and Hutchinson. The 'g' in Hitching and Hitchings is, of course, an excrescence; compare Jennings for Jenins, itself also a diminutive (Jen-in) like Hitchin.

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Hitchings Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5621:232,04822,320
England1,3881:40,1435,173
Wales3921:7,894876
Australia2651:101,87111,478
Canada2211:166,72216,788
New Zealand1301:34,8335,995
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
France121:5,535,227269,324
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6211:39,2525,012
Wales2991:5,246353
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4001:125,54712,138

Hitchings Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Richard,' from the nick. Hitch (v. Hitchcock), diminutive Hitch-in; not to be confounded with Hutchins (which see) and Hutchinson. The 'g' in Hitching and Hitchings is, of course, an excrescence; compare Jennings for Jenins, itself also a diminutive (Jen-in) like Hitchin.

William Hychyns. Valor Ecclesiasticus.

David Henchenesson. History of Norfolk.

John Hitchinson, 1607: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary.

1623. Married — Richard Hitchinson to Anne Booth: Reg. Prestbury, Cheshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Hitchins, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Hitchin (the Hicce tribe), in Hertfordshire; the son of little Hitch or Hick, pet forms of Richard (rule, hard).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hitchings was the name of one of the commissioners of the county in the time of Cromwell (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Hitchings Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hitchings is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hitchings? popularity and diffusion

Hitchings is the 112,054th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,761,128 people. The last name Hitchings occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Hitchings reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

Hitchings is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,562 people, or 1 in 232,048. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent are found, New York, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Hitchings exists in 28 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent are found and Wales, where 9 percent are found.

Hitchings Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hitchings has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hitchings last name grew 391 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hitchings Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hitchings are 5.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Hitchings earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 159.99% more than the national average, earning R 617,844 per year; in United States they earn 3.97% more than the national average, earning $44,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.81% less than the national average, earning $42,824 CAD per year.

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