Hockaday Surname

114,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,018 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Hockaday Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hockday.' An ecclesiastical festival commencing the fifteenth day after Easter, styled Hokeday or Hocktide. The feast ceased to be observed after the Reformation (v. Brand's Pop.

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Hockaday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0631:118,33512,714
England5891:94,59810,105
Canada1221:302,01327,942
Australia1081:249,96023,064
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Wales161:193,40812,484
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China21:683,660,78330,601
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3601:67,7097,695
Guernsey161:2,041347
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4041:124,30412,048

Hockaday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Hockday.' An ecclesiastical festival commencing the fifteenth day after Easter, styled Hokeday or Hocktide. The feast ceased to be observed after the Reformation (v. Brand's Pop. Ant.) The child would be so named from being born or baptized during this festival; compare Christmas, Pask, Nowell, Pentecost, Whitsunday, &c. Pentecost is still a baptismal name in Cornwall, or was up to the beginning of the present century. The 'a' in Hockaday is intrusive; compare Green-a-way, Ott-a-way, &c.

Kin Hockeday, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

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

For Hockday, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hockaday Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hockaday is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Hockaday click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hockaday? popularity and diffusion

It is the 114,999th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,813,725 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Hockaday are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 3,063 people, or 1 in 118,335. In The United States Hockaday is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 22 percent are found, Virginia, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Hockaday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hockaday has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hockaday surname increased 758 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hockaday Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Hockaday are 3.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Hockaday earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 19.49% more than the national average, earning R 283,956 per year; in United States they earn 12.36% less than the national average, earning $37,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $47,821 CAD per year.

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Hockada930/
Hackaday8863/
Hockoday8815/
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Huckaday882/
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Hockadaut821/
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Oscaday800/
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Oukada71564/
Khakhaday71220/
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Chakadayi7115/
Hokoda7115/
Choukhada7112/
Hokedy7112/
Okeada7110/
Hocoda716/
Okaidy715/
Okaada715/
Hokade714/
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Choukadat713/
Oikada713/
Ocaada713/
Okadah713/
Haskadaye712/
Khokadiya711/
O'Kada711/
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Chuokhada711/
Haackadat711/
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Ocadoa711/
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Jocada711/
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Hacadad67603/
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Okedayo67143/
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Gokaada6753/
Chakada6747/
Chokoda6736/
Chokade6722/
Gokkada6715/
Ukaiday6714/
Choukadiya678/
Hackedy678/
Hekadiy676/
Ekadaye676/
Ekadaya675/
Houcade674/
Akadaye674/
Hoceida672/
Khakada672/
Hukadiy672/
Hakadiy672/
Okadaue672/
Okadiya672/
Chokhadiya671/
Jokkada671/
Hudkady671/
Gogkada671/
Gokadaa671/
Gokadda671/
Gookada671/
Ukadaya671/
Ocahada671/
Ucaiday671/
Hakadai671/
Hakaida671/
Goukada671/
Akhoday671/
Akadayo671/
Akhaday671/
Chacada671/
Hokkadi671/
Okadaji671/
Okadoye671/
Hokedey671/

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