Huddleston Surname

20,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Huddleston Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Huddleston,' a part township in the parish of Sherburn, West Riding of Yorkshire The Huddlestons of Millom Castle, Cumberland, were very early established in that place.

John de Hodeleston, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Huddleston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,3061:15,5521,973
England1,2141:45,8965,781
Australia4511:59,8577,258
New Zealand2981:15,1962,642
Canada2841:129,73813,514
Northern Ireland1841:10,0271,593
Wales551:56,2645,128
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Ireland161:294,30910,207
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
Panama81:489,0328,962
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland731:60,6834,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8331:29,2623,947
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3531:21,3422,687

Huddleston (50) may also be a first name.

Huddleston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Huddleston,' a part township in the parish of Sherburn, West Riding of Yorkshire The Huddlestons of Millom Castle, Cumberland, were very early established in that place.

John de Hodeleston, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Willelmus de Hodilston, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William Hudleston. parish of Whittington, 1587: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

Thomas Huddleston, of Newbarnes, Dalton-in-Furness, 1623: ibid.

1711. Married — John Huddleston and Elizabeth Hely: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Huddleston (Yorks), 13th cent. Hodeleston, Hodelston = Hodel’s Estate [the genit. of Anglo-Saxon Hodel, a diminutive from Hod(a (v. under Hood, Hudd) + tún, estate, &c.] John de Hodelston.— Inq. ad quod Damn., A.D. 1300.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Huddleston (Huda’s homestead), in Yorkshire.

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

Local. From a small parish by that name in the West Riding of Yorkshire.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Hoddleston: Hoddlesden Hall, in the ancient parish of Whalley, was probably the residence of the Hoddlestons or Huddlestons of former times (B.). An old family of Huddleston owned the manor of Westhall, Whittington (Whittaker's "Richmond"). Huddlestone was a well - known name in Lincoln from the 14th to the 16th century, during which period six mayors and one sheriff of the city bore the name (Stark's "Lincoln").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Huddleston Last Name Facts

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

Huddleston occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huddleston? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,989th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 280,355 people. The surname Huddleston occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Huddleston are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Huddleston is also the 1,412,538th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 50 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 23,306 people, or 1 in 15,552. In The United States Huddleston is mostly found in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, Tennessee, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Huddleston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Huddleston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Huddleston last name grew 990 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,833 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Huddleston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (34%) in Ireland.

In The United States Huddleston are 15.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Huddleston earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.51% more than the national average, earning R 288,756 per year; in United States they earn 3.49% less than the national average, earning $41,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.56% less than the national average, earning $48,412 CAD per year.

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