Huddlestone Surname

274,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Huddlestone 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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Huddlestone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6721:82,9149,155
France2761:240,66237,281
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
United States971:3,736,690206,520
Canada791:466,40040,200
Australia541:499,92037,885
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5181:47,0575,819
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Huddlestone 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

A small parish in Yorkshire, which the family erewhile possessed, though they deduce their name from king Athelstan.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

From Huddleston; a location name in Yorkshire Nigel de Hudelston was Provost of the Archbishop of York, a.d. 1110. Sir Richard de Hodelston was living at his manor house of Huddleston in 1262.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Huddlestone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Huddlestone is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huddlestone? popularity and diffusion

The last name Huddlestone is the 274,522nd most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,150,209 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Huddlestone reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

Huddlestone is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 672 people, or 1 in 82,914. In England Huddlestone is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 14 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in France, where 20 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Huddlestone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Huddlestone has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 130 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 124 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Huddlestone Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Huddlestone last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Huddlestone earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 37.65% more than the national average, earning R 327,120 per year; in United States they earn 1.28% less than the national average, earning $42,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.97% more than the national average, earning $55,131 CAD per year.

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