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 surname Hounslow has its highest incidence in England. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hounslow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hounslow is the 289,292nd most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,500,035 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Hounslow reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Hounslow is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 714 people, or 1 in 78,036. In England Hounslow is mostly found in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, Buckinghamshire, where 8 percent live and Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Hounslow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hounslow has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hounslow last name 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 devotion of those bearing the Hounslow last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Hounslow are 9.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US 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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