Huguenot Surname

293,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,302 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Huguenot Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Huguenot Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9691:68,5489,524
Switzerland1921:42,7765,958
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Thailand591:1,197,260174,557
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
China21:683,660,78330,601
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Huguenot Last Name Facts

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

The surname Huguenot is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Huguenot? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 293,375th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,597,193 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Huguenot are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

Huguenot is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 969 people, or 1 in 68,548. In France it is most frequent in: Grand Est, where 27 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 27 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 16 percent reside. Besides France Huguenot exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.

Huguenot Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Huguenot has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 888 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Huguenot Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Huguenot last name are 46.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 93.33% being registered with the political party.

Huguenot earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.7% less than the national average, earning $40,257 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Huguenot
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