Hummerston Surname

872,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Hummerston Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) belonging to 1 Humber- stone (Lincs) = the (R.) Humber Stone (Dwelling or Monument) [Old English stán = Old Norse steinn] 2 Humberstone (Leic.) = (prob.) Hun- berht’s Stone (Dwelling or Monument).

Hummerston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:403,75427,757
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States101:36,245,893832,629
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1081:225,69817,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hummerston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) belonging to 1 Humber- stone (Lincs) = the (R.) Humber Stone (Dwelling or Monument) [Old English stán = Old Norse steinn] 2 Humberstone (Leic.) = (prob.) Hun- berht’s Stone (Dwelling or Monument).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Humberstone; a location name in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire.

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

Hummerston Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hummerston occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hummerston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 872,430th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The last name Hummerston occurs mostly in Oceania, where 46 percent of Hummerston live; 46 percent live in Australasia and 46 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Hummerston is most widespread in England, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 403,754. In England it is most common in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Essex, where 16 percent live and West Sussex, where 11 percent live. Outside of England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 44 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Hummerston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hummerston has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hummerston surname grew 128 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Hummerston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Hummerston last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Hummerston earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 50.83% more than the national average, earning $65,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.58% less than the national average, earning $43,930 CAD per year.

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