Honey Surname

26,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Honey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a title of endearment; compare Honeylove, Sweet, Sweetlove, &c.

Richard Honey, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Hony, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1771. Married — Savill Godfrey and Amy Honey: St.

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Honey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1521:87,2979,833
Bangladesh3,9651:40,1912,350
England3,1121:17,9042,565
India1,6331:469,72824,020
Australia1,3971:19,3242,678
Canada9451:38,9904,888
Egypt8541:107,6538,985
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
New Zealand4121:10,9911,921
South Africa3611:150,07717,029
Cambodia2481:62,4481,992
Nigeria2141:827,77036,611
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Wales1371:22,5882,401
Israel1111:77,0969,393
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Philippines851:1,191,03893,973
Indonesia791:1,674,040109,461
Pakistan741:2,414,10721,426
Guernsey731:883146
Northern Ireland601:30,7513,176
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Scotland581:92,3076,478
Iran561:1,371,11656,327
Myanmar491:1,059,959527
Mexico431:2,886,65622,491
China361:37,981,1552,028
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Vietnam131:7,126,6202,551
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Libya91:693,7751,982
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
France81:8,302,840321,660
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Oman41:921,9937,313
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tuvalu11:11,188103
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7391:14,0172,097
Scotland451:83,1834,503
Wales431:36,4751,977
Guernsey81:4,082713
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9121:55,0646,171

The alternate forms: Höney (1) are calculated separately.

Honey (58,234) may also be a first name.

Honey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Probably a title of endearment; compare Honeylove, Sweet, Sweetlove, &c.

Richard Honey, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alicia Hony, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1771. Married — Savill Godfrey and Amy Honey: St. George, Hanover Square.

1776. — Henry Harding and Mary Hony: ibid.

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

(English) a pet-name, nickname, or trade-name [Middle English hony, hunt, Old English hunig, honey] . . . Alisoun, his hony deere.—Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 3617.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In Sussex this name has been corrupted from the local Holney; but Honey unprefixed is found in H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Honey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Honey (Arabic: هوني, Hindi: हनी, Marathi: होनेय) is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Höney. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Honey? popularity and diffusion

Honey is the 26,984th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 366,080 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 36 percent of Honey reside; 29 percent reside in South Asia and 26 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 16,255th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 58,234 people.

Honey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,152 people, or 1 in 87,297. In The United States Honey is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Nevada, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Honey occurs in 115 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 20 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Honey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Honey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Honey last name grew 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 319 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 129 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 6 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Honey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Honey surname is predominantly Catholic (47%) in Ireland, Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Honey surname are 7.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.1% registered with the political party.

The amount Honey earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.38% less than the national average, earning 175,202 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 138.51% more than the national average, earning R 566,784 per year; in United States they earn 3.08% less than the national average, earning $41,821 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $53,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Höney931/
Hosney9110,028/
Honney91181/
Choney91150/
Houney91116/
Hohney9172/
Hoiney9114/
Honeyu9111/
Hooney917/
Honeys915/
Homney912/
Honeya912/
Honeyi912/
Honeye911/
Hongey911/
Hogney910/
Khoney910/
Hoeney910/
Hone8910,556/
Oney895,259/
Hony89410/
Houneye8352/
Khonney8314/
Chosney8312/
Honeyuo839/
Housney833/
Houneyo832/
D'Honey832/
Chomney831/
Khongey831/
Chouney831/
Choneya831/
Hoehney831/
Hoosney831/
Choiney831/
Choneiy831/
Houneya831/
Chooney831/
Chongey831/
Haney8049,450/
Chone8010,630/
Honea804,311/
Honer802,284/
Joney801,822/
Hosne801,543/
Hones801,324/
Honny801,246/
Heney801,219/
Hoene801,197/
Hoyne801,156/
Oneya801,053/
Hohne80765/
Goney80613/
Ongey80327/
Ahney80298/
Hojny80215/
Chony80183/
Honie80169/
Honne80162/
Khone80153/
Honet80149/
Honeš8098/
Hoine8097/
Hoone8091/
Honay8087/
Honhe8085/
Hogne8078/
Ehney8065/
Honee8059/
Huney8053/
Oneyi8053/
Honée8043/
Onney8039/
Houny8039/
Hoeny8022/
Oneyo8022/
Hoyny8020/
Oneye8019/
Honyš8018/
Houne8015/
Honyi8015/
Homne8013/
Honeh8013/
Honoy8011/
Otney8011/
Honez807/
Honei805/
Khony805/
Osney804/
Oiney803/
Ouney803/
Honje803/
Hohny803/
Oneey803/
Huone803/
Hotne802/
Ooney802/
Ogney802/
Honiy802/
O'Ney801/
Oniey801/
Honed801/
Honeu801/
Hojne801/
Honej801/
Oeney801/
Onehy801/
Ohney800/
Huony800/
Hoony800/
Honyh800/
Honeyatt773/
Honeyutt772/
Hounneye771/
Honeyhah771/
Honeyett770/
One755,557/
Ony755,111/
Chaney7347,445/
Khonje7315,883/
Chonay733,082/
Hanney733,009/
Hoehne732,817/
Henney732,641/
Heeney732,614/
Honest731,593/
Hosner731,178/
Honner731,173/
Hongoy73861/
Chonge73828/
Choene73812/
Honnet73685/
Honnay73640/
Honess73576/
Haneya73551/
Choune73465/
Hoynes73454/
Homnet73385/
Choony73332/
Ottney73307/
Hoines73290/
Khoune73284/
Hounet73268/
Hagney73261/
Hoenie73252/
Jonney73219/
Hogner73199/
Gooney73196/
Homner73192/
Husney73183/
Honaje73178/
Ongeyi73178/
Hasney73174/
Khouny73170/
Hosniy73154/
Khonge73152/
Honets73146/
Honysz73140/
Choine73131/
Hosnny73122/
Hognes73115/
Khonee73115/
Hounie73112/
Khonyo73107/
Hugney73100/
Khonny7395/
Hotner7383/
Chonje7381/
Haneyu7381/
Khonyi7377/
Haeney7374/
Goneya7368/
Goneye7368/
Chones7366/
Honnes7361/
Honett7356/
Hahney7355/
Honayi7352/
Chuney7351/
Hatney7350/
Ahaney7350/
Hongne7345/
Hounyi7344/
Hoynet7342/
Chonyi7339/
Hounhe7339/
Chonee7337/
Homnes7337/
Chonie7335/
Choner7334/
Honnie7334/
Chonez7333/
Ongeyo7332/
Gonney7331/
Khonye7324/
Khoyne7324/
Gojney7323/
Heneya7323/
Khonei7322/
Hoyner7322/
Choyne7321/
Humney7320/
Honych7320/
Jouney7319/
Honeas7318/
Ongeya7318/
Ogneyi7317/
Hoenhe7317/
Gouney7316/
Hoisne7316/
Hotnes7316/
Choneh7316/
Heneuy7316/
Goiney7314/
Omneya7313/
Khonea7313/
Khoine7313/
Chojne7313/
Hutney7312/
Oneeye7311/
Khoneh7311/
Honecz7311/
Khoniy739/
Hoiner739/
Honeit739/
Honowe739/
Chouny739/
Hosnay739/
Haniey738/
Hoosny738/
Chogne738/
Khonay737/
Chonet737/
Joyney737/
Ongeye737/
Chojny737/
Khoiny736/
Khaney736/
Honoya736/
Hooner735/
Hunney735/
Honaya735/
Hoigne735/
Gongey735/
Hojner734/
Oinney734/
Honiya734/
Honoue734/
Jhohne734/
Honaie734/
D'Hone734/
Ehoune734/
Honnge734/
Honoyi734/
Hoinuy734/
Chhone733/
Chonyo733/
Joneya733/
Hoenne733/
Choniy733/
Hongoe733/
Chonye733/
Oyneye733/
Heneye732/
Haneey732/
Khoone732/
Hounay732/
Osneye732/
Honeat732/
Ehouny732/
Honehe732/
Honnez732/
Hounne732/
Hosnyi732/
Hohnny732/
Choone732/
Honhoy732/
Homnay731/
Haneys731/
Heneey731/
Ougney731/
Oonney731/
Chohne731/
Chomne731/
Chonea731/
Choned731/
Chonei731/
Hehney731/
Honaiy731/
Honaye731/
Honeah731/
Hongeh731/
Honher731/
Hognei731/
Hoisny731/
Hjohny731/
Hosned731/
Gahney731/
Haneye731/
Goneyi731/
Goneyy731/
Houner731/
Hounes731/
Haaney731/
Honneh731/
Chonoe731/
Onehyi731/
Oneiyi731/
Ahneyi731/
Honeio731/
Khonyy731/
Houmne731/
Hounea731/
Houneh731/
Hounei731/
Hougne731/
Hounoe731/
Hounoy731/
Hosnet731/
Hoonye731/
Hoynay731/
Huones731/
Hognet731/
Hognoy731/
Hoiniy731/
Honeje731/
Honesz731/
Khonoe731/
Khonej731/
Oneyau731/
Oneyou731/
Oneyut731/
Ouneyo731/
Goneyo731/
Chonne731/
Chonny731/
Chonyy731/
Choiny731/
Hosnea731/
Hosnee731/
Hosnei731/
Oneyes731/
Oneyje731/
Khonne731/
Ounoey731/
Onieya731/
Chonuy731/
Jhonoy731/
Hosneu731/
Hohnet731/
Hohnne731/
Hoinet731/
Homnoy731/
Hauney730/
Henehy730/
Honnue730/
Honech730/
Outney730/
Honeus730/
Hungey730/
Joiney730/
Honhae730/
Hounny730/
Huyney730/
Honnee730/
Hoenny730/
Hchone730/
Hoonhy730/
Hognie730/
Hanehy730/
Honeyoutt712/
Hoosinney711/
Hany67144,674/
Jony6746,505/
Jone6730,113/
Onoe6725,544/
Hane6724,726/
Gone6721,853/
Gony6721,639/
Onay6719,010/
Onye679,172/
Onea675,608/
Öney675,170/
Aney674,064/
Hona673,009/
Üney672,482/
Honi672,436/
Onge671,970/
Onyi671,931/
Hene671,716/
Onny671,664/
Onet671,661/
Eney671,431/
Ones671,350/
Oneh671,254/
Ahne671,102/
Chumney67975/
Oner67946/
Onee67860/
Hune67845/
Onne67707/
Hongayo67690/
Höne67617/
Onyo67565/
Onie67529/
Onje67480/
Häne67438/
Onep67391/
Chamney67342/
Țone67321/
Channey67297/
Choonet67287/
Khonayu67271/
Choinet67267/
Housner67261/
Huny67257/
Oine67251/
Oneţ67245/
Ogne67244/
Onei67229/
Hottner67225/
Chasney67221/
Onoy67220/
Honh67219/
Chuonyo67214/
Onez67201/
Ehne67195/
Hoiness67181/
Choisne67173/
Oony67171/
Onej67168/
Hüne67165/
Hogness67163/
Uney67154/
Oune67154/
Chounet67152/
Khonnoe67152/
Choonee67140/
Chomnet67136/
D'Hoine67134/
Honiyah67133/
Changey67126/
Onae67115/
Osne67114/
Oene67111/
Hoynets67101/
Oneț6775/
Hoingne6773/
Häny6763/
Chauney6760/
Khaneye6759/
Öhne6756/
Oone6755/
Honness6754/
Hoogner6754/
Onue6750/
Honajee6749/
Omne6748/
Ehny6748/
Ohne6743/
Hoinych6738/
Hoinets6736/
Hounaye6731/
Oned6728/
Chonech6724/
Hootneh6723/
Hoosner6719/
Chonejo6719/
Choniej6719/
Choonie6718/
Honneux6718/
Hêne6718/
Chongoe6716/
Onhe6716/
Ähne6716/
Honneus6715/
Hounaya6714/
Khoniya6713/
Ahny6712/
Chutney6712/
Honnesh6712/
Hounoye6712/
Honayot6712/
Chonnay6711/
Choonue6711/
Hongoje6710/
Honeich6710/
Hougner679/
Choniya679/
Honnayi679/
Oneu679/
Chongae679/
Hosnyts679/
Oyne678/
Hattney678/
Houness678/
Honayat678/
Otne678/
Hootner677/
Honé677/
Khoneha677/
Honysch676/
Houngne676/
Hognerø676/
Chonnet676/
Choonuy676/
Hongnee676/
Honnaya675/
Honnett675/
Chhonge675/
Hoonett675/
Jhonejo675/
Ouny675/
Chomnoy675/
Haugney674/
Chatney674/
Chotner674/
Hosniya674/
Oniy674/
Oneyije674/
Ohny674/
Chusney674/
Choonyi674/
Hounawe674/
Khuneya674/
Hognett673/
Uhne673/
Hanneys673/
Hène673/
Hosnaya673/
Khounge672/
Khonayo672/
Chaneyo672/
Hounest672/
Choonea672/
Hongoue672/
Hounoyo672/
Hounyoh672/
Hongnoy672/
Hanneya672/
Chongeh672/
Onuy672/
Choonoy672/
Haneeya671/
Gauhney671/
Chaneys671/
Khaneya671/
Khonaje671/
Khoniyo671/
Khounne671/
O'Ne671/
Oheeney671/
Chounay671/
Chounea671/
Chouner671/
Chohnay671/
Chongea671/
Chonych671/
Chhaney671/
Chhoned671/
Henneey671/
Hougnet671/
Huneyat671/
Hongaeh671/
Hongnei671/
Honj671/
Hohnett671/
Hoihneu671/
Hosness671/
Chugney671/
Chunney671/
Gahaney671/
Haneyat671/
Haneyii671/
Hannney671/
Hahaney671/
Uhny671/
Khonowe671/
Chaneey671/
Hocinne671/
Honnest671/
Jhohnny671/
Hangeyo671/
Oinoeye671/
Hangeyi671/
Oneá671/
Houmgne671/
Houmnea671/
Hounayi671/
Hounets671/
Houngeh671/
Hougnes671/
Honnieh671/
Honouye671/
Hoyniye671/
Hungeya671/
Hāne671/
Hohnetz671/
Hojnysz671/
Honejad671/
Homnaye671/
Hongiye671/
Hongneu671/
Hongoyo671/
Jhonyjo671/
Khonoie671/
Khoinee671/
Oiny671/
Hangney671/
Hanneye671/
Goungey671/
Goineyi671/
Haaneey671/
Chonnie671/
Chuonge671/
Haneyah671/
Choinee671/
Chonnee671/
Chaneya671/
Chonayu671/
Onyh671/
Onyy671/
Onyz671/
Chaneuy671/
Chaneyu671/
Chounei671/
Chonnyi671/
Choneid671/
Chooned671/
Choonge671/
Chomnuy671/
Hannoey671/
Honoyio671/
Hoenayi671/
Khaaney671/
Khonaye671/
Khaneey671/
Hennehy670/
Chonest670/
Hooyner670/
Haenney670/
Goingey670/
Chuomny670/
Honnech670/
Honahue670/
Honohue670/
Chagney670/

Honey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Honey in the Hindi language
हनीhani98.91
होनीhoni1.09
Honey in the Marathi language
होनेयhoneya56.25
होनीhoni18.75
हॉनेक्सhoneksa6.25
हॉनीhoni6.25
होणेयhoneya6.25
हॉनेयhoneya6.25
Honey in the Arabic language
هونيhwny-
هنيّhny-
عسلsl-
هنيhny-
هنىhny-

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