Parkhurst Surname
Approximately 8,259 people bear this surname
Parkhurst Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the park hurst,' i.e. the wood in the park; v. Hurst. I cannot discover the spot. Mr. Lower says, 'A place in the Isle of Wight.' Of course many places might be so styled.
1581.
Read More About This SurnameParkhurst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,395 | 1:49,014 | 5,935 |
| England | 327 | 1:170,392 | 15,676 |
| Canada | 252 | 1:146,213 | 14,975 |
| Australia | 184 | 1:146,716 | 15,637 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 305 | 1:79,919 | 8,609 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,433 | 1:20,641 | 2,616 |
Parkhurst (16) may also be a first name.
Parkhurst Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the park hurst,' i.e. the wood in the park; v. Hurst. I cannot discover the spot. Mr. Lower says, 'A place in the Isle of Wight.' Of course many places might be so styled.
1581. John Parkehurst, Surrey: Register of the University of Oxford.
1619. Robert Parkhurst, Middlesex: ibid.
1772. Married — Fleetwood Parkhurst and Ann Danforth: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Parkhurst = the Park-Wood [v. Park and Hurst] Parkhurst (Forest), I.o.W., is mentioned in Domesday Book as Parcus Regis. The Surrey Parkhurst occurs in the 16th cent, as Parkehurst.
(English) Dweller in an enclosure on a wooded hill.
A place in the Isle of Wight.
A location name on the Isle of Wight.
Parkhurst Demographics
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Parkhurst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Parkhurst Come From? nationality or country of origin
Parkhurst is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Parkhurst? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 60,925th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 882,376 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Parkhurst live; 93 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 16 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7,395 people, or 1 in 49,014. In The United States Parkhurst is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 5 percent are found. Outside of The United States Parkhurst is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Parkhurst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Parkhurst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 304 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 107 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Parkhurst Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Parkhurst surname are 15.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.25% registered with the political party.
The amount Parkhurst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning R 227,604 per year; in United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.99% less than the national average, earning $48,692 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkhuirst | 95 | 1 | / |
| Parkheurst | 95 | 0 | / |
| Parckhurst | 95 | 0 | / |
| Parkhuyrst | 95 | 0 | / |
| Parkurst | 94 | 5 | / |
| Parhurst | 94 | 3 | / |
| Parkhorst | 89 | 1 | / |
| Parkhirst | 89 | 0 | / |
| Porkhurst | 89 | 0 | / |
| Parchurst | 89 | 0 | / |
| Parcurst | 82 | 0 | / |
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