Hunnewell Surname

265,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,476 people bear this surname

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

Hunnewell Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller near a spring or well where honey was found.

Hunnewell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4691:246,73923,506
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2771:181,29516,134

Hunnewell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller near a spring or well where honey was found.

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

Hunnewell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hunnewell is most common in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hunnewell.

How Common Is The Last Name Hunnewell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 265,110th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,937,362 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Hunnewell are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,469 people, or 1 in 246,739. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nevada, where 38 percent are found, Maine, where 11 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Beside The United States Hunnewell occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Hunnewell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hunnewell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hunnewell surname expanded 530 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hunnewell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hunnewell surname are 15.75% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.98% being registered with the party.

Hunnewell earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning $44,212 USD per year.

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