Longhurst Surname

75,003rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Longhurst Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longhurst' (v. Hurst), a township in the parish of Bothal, near Morpeth, Northumberland But other and smaller localities would probably bear this name.

John de Langehirst. Hertfordshire.

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Longhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,2971:16,9002,444
United States1,1391:318,22629,051
Australia9871:27,3513,714
Canada4781:77,0838,661
South Africa1811:299,32428,868
New Zealand1701:26,6374,667
Wales941:32,9213,306
Scotland551:97,3426,721
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Estonia121:110,15019,471
France101:6,642,272293,169
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9281:12,6431,910
Wales261:60,3242,968
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Longhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Longhurst' (v. Hurst), a township in the parish of Bothal, near Morpeth, Northumberland But other and smaller localities would probably bear this name.

John de Langehirst. Hertfordshire., 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Latighurst, Sussex, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1690. John Underhill and Elliner Longhurst: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1791. Married — John Longhurst and Sarah Killick: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) Dweller at the Long Wood [Old English long, lang + hyrst, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Northumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northumberland.

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

Longhurst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Longhurst is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Longhurst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 75,003rd most common surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 1,112,772 people. The last name Longhurst is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Longhurst reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 3,297 people, or 1 in 16,900. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Kent, where 11 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Excluding England Longhurst exists in 44 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Longhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Longhurst has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Longhurst surname increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,309 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 362 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Longhurst Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Longhurst surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Longhurst are 21.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.6% being registered with the party.

The amount Longhurst earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.73% more than the national average, earning R 322,548 per year; in United States they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $45,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning $51,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longurst942/
Langhurst89186/
Longhorst891/
Longhirst890/
Langhourst840/
Langhorst783,601/
Longhurch780/
Loughorst780/
Longchurch740/
Langhhorst740/
Langorsch561/

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