Huthwaite Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Huthwaite Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Huthwaite,' some spot in Cumberland, or the district of Furness, North Lancashire, possibly for Heathwaite, a township in the parish of Kirkby-Ireleth, Furness, North Lancashire.

Richard Higgin, of Hrrathwaite, Furness, 1607: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Huthwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2291:243,31019,878
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Wales51:618,90625,852
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:267,86118,927
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Huthwaite Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Huthwaite,' some spot in Cumberland, or the district of Furness, North Lancashire, possibly for Heathwaite, a township in the parish of Kirkby-Ireleth, Furness, North Lancashire.

Richard Higgin, of Hrrathwaite, Furness, 1607: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Huthwaite (Yorks, Notts, &c.) = Hugi’s Clearing [v. under Hugh, and + Old Norse þueit, a clearing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably Husthwaite, a parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cumberland.

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

Huthwaite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Huthwaite occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Huthwaite? popularity and diffusion

Huthwaite is the 694,796th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 17,147,167 people. The surname Huthwaite occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Huthwaite are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 229 people, or 1 in 243,310. In England it is most numerous in: Nottinghamshire, where 29 percent live, Kent, where 12 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Not including England it is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent live and Scotland, where 5 percent live.

Huthwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Huthwaite has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Huthwaite last name rose 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 2,183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Huthwaite Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Huthwaite last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.85% registered with the political party.

Huthwaite earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.29% more than the national average, earning $65,712 USD per year.

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