Honeywill Surname

542,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Honeywill Surname Definition:

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

Honeywill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3241:171,96915,774
South Africa901:601,97445,802
Australia781:346,09929,260
United States401:9,061,473385,835
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Wales121:257,87814,969
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Honeywill 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

Honeywill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Honeywill occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Honeywill? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 542,751st most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 12,330,873 people. The last name Honeywill is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Honeywill reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 171,969. In England it is most frequent in: Devon, where 45 percent are found, Greater London, where 9 percent are found and Gloucestershire, where 7 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Honeywill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Honeywill has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Honeywill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Honeywill surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Honeywill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 232.3% more than the national average, earning R 789,672 per year; in United States they earn 33.57% less than the national average, earning $28,663 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning $48,454 CAD per year.

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