Hundred Surname

463,189th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 728 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Liberia

Hundred Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hundred,' i.e. the county division; Middle English kundreth. (a) Offic. 'the bailiff of the hundred.'

Geoffrey le Hondreder, Close Rolls, 45 Hen. III.

Helyasle Hunderd, Huntingdonshire, 1273.

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Hundred Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran6431:119,41311,191
Liberia411:107,5258,436
Nigeria111:16,103,887259,204
Tanzania91:5,882,40160,754
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
China31:455,773,85521,925
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Hundred (25) may also be a first name.

Hundred Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the hundred,' i.e. the county division; Middle English kundreth. (a) Offic. 'the bailiff of the hundred.'

Geoffrey le Hondreder, Close Rolls, 45 Hen. III.

Helyasle Hunderd, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Geoffrey atte Hundrethe, Close Roll, 7 Edward II.

'The hundred is a subdivision of a county, so called either because each old hundred or ten tithings found 100 fide jussores of the King's Peace, or else because it found 100 able men for war.' All persons fit to serve on juries 'were called Hundredors (hundredarii). Hundredor was sometimes applied to the bailiff of a hundred. Each hundred had its independent court' (Introduction to Pipe Rolls).

— A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley
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Hundred Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hundred occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hundred? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 463,189th most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 10,010,365 people. Hundred occurs predominantly in Asia, where 89 percent of Hundred live; 88 percent live in South Asia and 88 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Hundred is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 25 people.

The last name Hundred is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 643 people, or 1 in 119,413. In Iran it is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 70 percent live, Semnan Province, where 9 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Iran this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 2 percent live.

Hundred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hundred has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hundred surname fell 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hundreed931/
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Gundred8666/
Hondred8616/
Hunderd862/
Hundrep862/
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Houndre861/
Humdred861/
Hindred860/
Undre832,755/
Gundread800/
Hundress800/
Gundre772,101/
Jundre77678/
Hundri77218/
Hondre7773/
Hundra7728/
Undrea779/
Aundre778/
Unndre777/
Undhre775/
Indred771/
Țundre771/
Undrje771/
Undres770/
Undrey770/
Hundert71502/
Honderd71205/
Hondrea71118/
Chundra71105/
Undrest7154/
Gundrey7129/
Chundri7119/
Junndre7111/
Gundrre718/
Hundraj716/
Țundrea715/
Aundrey713/
Chondre712/
Hondrie712/
Gundrid711/
Hundris711/
Humderd711/
Jundhre711/
Chundry711/
Goundre711/
Gundhre711/
Gunderd710/
Hundray710/
Hindrid710/
Undra67461/
Undri67373/
Ondre67312/
Goundrey67106/
Chaundry6754/
Chondrea6722/
Choundri6719/
Husendry6713/
Choundry6712/
Hoonderd6710/
Houndris676/
Chaundra674/
Chuindra673/
Chundrui672/
Undry671/
Chaundri671/
Jaundrey671/
Chuhndri671/
Chundris671/
Chundroi671/
Goundhre671/
Goundrea671/
Undraite671/
Undreste671/
Chundrai671/
Undré671/
Umdre671/
Hindreth670/
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