Honeywell Surname

194,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,166 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Honeywell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Honeywell.' I cannot find the spot.

Honeywell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3781:263,03324,812
England3641:153,07214,566
Canada1741:211,75620,505
Jamaica981:29,2852,192
Australia331:818,05251,601
India261:29,502,515369,827
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Panama81:489,0328,962
Wales71:442,07621,198
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:148,63013,165
Wales91:174,2686,522
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4841:103,75810,469

Honeywell (82) may also be a first name.

Honeywell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Honeywell.' I cannot find the spot.

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

(English) Dweller by a Sweet Well [Old English hunig + wiella]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, a spring or well where honey was found.

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

Probably from Anville or Handeville. See Hanwell.

The Norman People (1874)

Honeywell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Honeywell is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Honeywell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 194,057th most frequently occurring last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 3,364,518 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Honeywell live; 66 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,060,447th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 82 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,378 people, or 1 in 263,033. In The United States Honeywell is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Honeywell is found in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Honeywell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Honeywell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Honeywell surname grew 285 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Honeywell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Honeywell surname are 13.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Honeywell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.61% more than the national average, earning R 462,468 per year; in United States they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $44,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $55,037 CAD per year.

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