Hitchins Surname

175,255th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,445 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Hitchins 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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Hitchins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8551:65,1677,583
United States6091:595,17148,535
Australia5451:49,5336,173
Canada1301:283,42826,469
South Africa1131:479,44939,619
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Jamaica451:63,7773,321
Wales431:71,9666,223
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5531:44,0785,490
Wales601:26,1401,495
Guernsey61:5,443949
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:218,34218,603

Hitchins 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

Alan Richert, a follower of the earl of Cassilis, was respited for murder in 1526 (RSS., I, 3386). Thomas Rechard, 1561 (CMN., 80). As forename: Richart Strathern, 1462. An Old English personal name meaning "powerfully rich" (rice + h(e)ard).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Hitchin’S (Son) v. Hitchin.

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

This baptismal name, besides becoming itself a surname, has given rise to many others; viz., Richards, Richardson, Rich, Ritchie, Riches, Rick, Ricks, Rix, Rickson, Rixon, Ritson, Rickards, Rieket, Ricketts. From Dick and Hitchin, two ' nurse-names ' of Richard, we also derive Dix, Dicks, Dickson, Dixon, Digons, Dickens, Dickins, Dickinson, Dickerson, Dickison; and Hitchins, Hitchinson, Hitchcock, Hitchcox.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) Of a powerful, rich, or generous disposition, from ric, rich, and ard, nature or disposition.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

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

Hitchins Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hitchins is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Hitchins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hitchins? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 175,255th most common surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,980,591 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 37 percent of Hitchins reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 855 people, or 1 in 65,167. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, West Midlands, where 14 percent are found and Somerset, where 7 percent are found. Aside from England Hitchins exists in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 22 percent are found.

Hitchins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hitchins has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Hitchins last name increased 155 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 265 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it declined 28 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hitchins Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hitchins are 6.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.51% registered with the party.

The amount Hitchins earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 39.02% less than the national average, earning R 144,900 per year; in United States they earn 13.87% more than the national average, earning $49,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.85% more than the national average, earning $53,584 CAD per year.

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