Hounslow Surname

289,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Iceland

Hounslow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hounslow,' a parish in Middlesex, nine miles from London.

Hounslow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7141:78,0368,757
Australia3331:81,0689,424
Canada1281:287,85626,805
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Wales261:119,0209,008
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France21:33,211,361423,184
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4001:60,9387,112
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Hounslow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hounslow,' a parish in Middlesex, nine miles from London.

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

(English) belonging to Hounslow (M'sex), the Anglo-Saxon Hundes-hláw = Hund’s Tumulus [the genit. of a pers. name from Old English hund, a hound + hláw, a (burial) mound]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hounslow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hounslow occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hounslow? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 289,292nd most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,500,035 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Hounslow are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 78,036. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 13 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 8 percent are found and Hampshire, where 7 percent are found. Barring England Hounslow is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Hounslow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hounslow has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Hounslow surname grew 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hounslow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Hounslow surname are 9.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.25% being registered with the political party.

The amount Hounslow earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 52.63% more than the national average, earning $65,859 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $55,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houndslow948/
Hounsllow941/
Hunslow935/
Honslow930/
Houmslow885/
Hounslaw880/
Onslow861,242/
Unslow860/
Hanslow80593/
Gonslow8011/
Hanslowe7510/
Honslova751/
Anslow712,395/
Ainslow6718/
Janslow671/
Hamslow670/
Annslow670/
Onsloff670/
Anslowe670/
Honzlova632/
Hanslova631/
Eindslow630/
Amslow571/
Ganslaw5323/
Hanzlova5030/
Angellow502/

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