Hospital Surname

133,830th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,367 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Hospital Surname Definition:

Robert del Hospital del counte de Berewyke rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 205). Isobel de Hospital was a taxpayer in Yorkshire, 1327 (Ewen, p. 167). compare Sppittal.

Hospital Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,1741:56,5787,527
Spain5871:79,6466,890
Philippines4941:204,93632,217
Portugal2081:50,0882,835
Colombia2011:237,6825,296
Brazil1501:1,427,16248,115
Argentina1371:311,99624,829
Mexico991:1,253,80014,809
Nigeria781:2,271,06176,915
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
China71:195,331,65210,124
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Hóspital (1) & Hospítal (1) are calculated separately.

Hospital (750) may also be a first name.

Hospital Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Robert del Hospital del counte de Berewyke rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 205). Isobel de Hospital was a taxpayer in Yorkshire, 1327 (Ewen, p. 167). compare Sppittal.

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

From residence near one.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hospital Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hospital is most common in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Hóspital or Hospítal. For other possible spellings of Hospital click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hospital? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 133,830th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,164,403 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Hospital are found; 34 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Hospital is also the 300,135th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 750 people.

This surname is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 1,174 people, or 1 in 56,578. In France Hospital is mostly found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 31 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 27 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 9 percent are found. Aside from France Hospital exists in 39 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 17 percent are found and The Philippines, where 15 percent are found.

Hospital Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hospital has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 32 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hospital Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

The amount Hospital earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 8.32% more than the national average, earning $24,591,500 COP per year and in United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hóspital961/
Hospítal961/
Hospitale9449/
Hospitaal941/
Hospitail941/
Ospital931,057/
Hopital93188/
D'Hospital891/
Ospitale8873/
Haspital885/
Hopitale881/
Opital862/
D'Hopital821/
Espital80839/
Aspital8033/
Hôpital806/
Opitale804/
Chapital75465/
Ashpital7510/
Gospettal711/
Japital6785/
Espetal676/
Espitol674/
Hapetal674/
Uspetal673/
Apitale671/
Gapital671/
Aspitol671/
Opitholt630/
Aspetall630/
Haupethal592/
Apitol574/
Apetal574/
Japitol534/
Apistol531/
Apaitool501/

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