Hurds Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Hurds Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hurds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:844,21344,691
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Wales41:773,63329,106
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Hurds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hurds occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hurds? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,091,648th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Hurds are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 844,213. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Herefordshire, where 83 percent live, Worcestershire, where 9 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 2 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Hurds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hurds has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 330 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hurd8931,643/
Urds891/
Khurd801,706/
Hourd80365/
Hurdt80150/
Hurts80138/
Hords8023/
Haurd803/
Hurtd803/
Hirds802/
Heurd802/
Huird801/
Churd801/
Jurds801/
Huurd800/
Hurrd800/
Gurds800/
Urd75411/
Khurts73210/
Hurrød7335/
Jurdzs7317/
Huerts7312/
Chaurd738/
Hursts738/
Chourd735/
Churts733/
Hurtst732/
Gourds732/
Khuhrd731/
Hourts731/
Khurdh731/
Gurdts731/
Khourd731/
Hurcsh730/
Hurt6732,250/
Hord674,937/
Jurd671,720/
Gurd67966/
Hurdová67154/
Hurc67141/
Urcs6730/
Hurz6714/
Urdh678/
Hurdova675/
Churchs675/
Ourd673/
Urdd672/
Chordsh672/
Aurd672/
Eurd672/
Urts671/
Uird671/
Urdz671/
Uurd671/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hurds
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