Medhurst Surname

110,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Medhurst Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Meadow- Wood [Old English mǽd + hyrst, a wood]

Medhurst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3741:23,4703,264
Australia7981:33,8294,463
Canada3451:106,79911,489
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Wales691:44,8484,288
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Qatar251:94,32010,875
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
France41:16,605,680368,153
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1451:21,2893,013
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Medhurst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Meadow- Wood [Old English mǽd + hyrst, a wood]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably either Midhurst or Madehurst, both parishes in Sussex. De Medhurst. H.R. co. Kent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Midhurst; a location name in Sussex.

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

Medhurst Last Name Facts

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

Medhurst occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Medhurst.

How Common Is The Last Name Medhurst? popularity and diffusion

The last name Medhurst is the 110,197th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,726,907 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Medhurst reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 2,374 people, or 1 in 23,470. In England it is most frequent in: Kent, where 24 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and East Sussex, where 10 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 39 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Medhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Medhurst has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Medhurst surname expanded 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 446 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Medhurst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Medhurst are 14.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.67% registered with the party.

The amount Medhurst earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 56.72% more than the national average, earning R 372,432 per year; in United States they earn 12.56% more than the national average, earning $48,568 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.87% more than the national average, earning $53,096 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meadhurst9412/
Medurst933/
Medhurs931/
Madhurst885/
Meduurst881/
Midhurst880/
Meddurs800/
Meadours7517/
Medors71105/
Meadors674,854/
Meddors671/
Meaddors630/

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Medhurst Reference & Research

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