Parkhill Surname

123,736th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,688 people bear this surname

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

Parkhill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the park hill,' i.e. from residence on the hill in the park. I do not know the spot.

Parkhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1301:170,16917,195
Northern Ireland4801:3,844764
Canada3751:98,25510,681
Australia2651:101,87111,478
England2341:238,11119,599
New Zealand901:50,3158,125
Scotland741:72,3495,525
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Wales61:515,75523,171
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2161:20,5092,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1411:26,5482,388
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4651:107,99710,802

Parkhill (14) may also be a first name.

Parkhill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the park hill,' i.e. from residence on the hill in the park. I do not know the spot.

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

From the lands of Parkhill in the barony of Torboltoun, Ayrshire. Robert Parkhill, merchant in Glasgow, 1605. Parkhill, servitor to Sir George Elphinstone, was admitted burgess of Glasgow in 1631 (Burgesses). Patrick Parkhill, son to John Parkhill in Neuckfuit, was a witness in 1657 (Caldwell, I, p. 291), and John Parkhill took the Test in Paisley in 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 496). John Parkhill published The History of Paisley, 1857.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Parkhill (Yorks, Aberdeen, etc.) = the Park-Hill [v.

Park and Hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parkhill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parkhill has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Parkhill? popularity and diffusion

The surname Parkhill is the 123,736th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,976,016 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Parkhill reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Parkhill is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,130 people, or 1 in 170,169. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 20 percent reside, Illinois, where 9 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 13 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Parkhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Parkhill has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 458 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,114 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Parkhill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Parkhill surname are 12.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Parkhill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.21% more than the national average, earning R 494,796 per year; in United States they earn 6.67% more than the national average, earning $46,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.46% more than the national average, earning $60,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Parkhil939/
Pearhill889/
Perkhill886/
Parkhell880/
Porkhill880/
Parkhyl801/
Parkhel801/
Parchil800/
Parchell7521/
Parkle718/
Parhel713/
Pearchell711/
Parchelle710/
Pargell6714/
Porkhel6711/
Parchel678/
Parkhylova675/
Parjell672/
Paurhel671/
Perkhel671/
Porkile670/
Porchile63112/
Porchell631/
Peargell630/
Pearceall590/
Porhel57622/
Parjel574/
Parcle571/
Pargel571/
Pourchelle5631/
Parchelova561/
Porchel5338/
Pourgil5321/
Pourchaille539/
Pourhel531/
Pourchel50132/

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