Underhay Surname
Approximately 889 people bear this surname
Underhay Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'under the hay,' i.e. hedge; v. Hay, one who lived below the hedge.
William Underwalle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1752. Married — Edward Underhay and Eleanor Asher: St.
Read More About This SurnameUnderhay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 417 | 1:129,923 | 15,215 |
| England | 306 | 1:182,085 | 16,371 |
| Canada | 81 | 1:454,884 | 39,362 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 201 | 1:121,270 | 11,535 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Underhay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'under the hay,' i.e. hedge; v. Hay, one who lived below the hedge.
William Underwalle, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1752. Married — Edward Underhay and Eleanor Asher: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) Dweller Under the Hedge or Hedged Enclosure [Old English under; and v. Hay]
Local: "under the hedge?" See Hay.
Underhay Demographics
Average Underhay Salary in
United States
$24,215 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Underhay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Underhay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Underhay occurs most in South Africa. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Underhay? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 396,526th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,197,464 people. The surname Underhay occurs predominantly in Africa, where 47 percent of Underhay live; 47 percent live in Southern Africa and 47 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Underhay is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is carried by 417 people, or 1 in 129,923. In South Africa Underhay is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 59 percent reside, Mpumalanga, where 20 percent reside and Free State, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Underhay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Underhay has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Underhay surname rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 363 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Underhay Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Underhay earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.81% more than the national average, earning R 375,024 per year; in United States they earn 43.88% less than the national average, earning $24,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.24% less than the national average, earning $47,081 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underha | 93 | 1 | / |
| Underhayes | 89 | 6 | / |
| Umderhay | 88 | 1 | / |
| Gunderha | 88 | 1 | / |
| Underhey | 88 | 0 | / |
| Undery | 86 | 167 | / |
| Undera | 86 | 48 | / |
| Undaray | 80 | 478 | / |
| Undiray | 80 | 362 | / |
| Hundera | 80 | 52 | / |
| Underys | 80 | 35 | / |
| Undhary | 80 | 17 | / |
| Gundera | 80 | 12 | / |
| Gundery | 80 | 6 | / |
| Undeera | 80 | 3 | / |
| Aundery | 80 | 1 | / |
| Underiy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gundiray | 75 | 10 | / |
| Underiya | 75 | 4 | / |
| Undharay | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hunderra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Houndera | 75 | 1 | / |
| Underytė | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hunderyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Underhie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Underich | 75 | 0 | / |
| Goundery | 75 | 0 | / |
| Ondera | 71 | 367 | / |
| Indera | 71 | 302 | / |
| Hunderych | 71 | 124 | / |
| Gundairay | 71 | 66 | / |
| Undere | 71 | 62 | / |
| Gunderiya | 71 | 29 | / |
| Undara | 71 | 26 | / |
| Undiry | 71 | 10 | / |
| Undary | 71 | 4 | / |
| Undirayas | 71 | 4 | / |
| Undyra | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ondery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gunderaju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Underi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Undheriya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Undira | 71 | 1 | / |
| Indiray | 67 | 200 | / |
| Hindera | 67 | 108 | / |
| Hundere | 67 | 99 | / |
| Hunderi | 67 | 97 | / |
| Hundara | 67 | 91 | / |
| Gunderi | 67 | 90 | / |
| Hindery | 67 | 72 | / |
| Inderøy | 67 | 70 | / |
| Undhare | 67 | 41 | / |
| Hondera | 67 | 41 | / |
| Gundira | 67 | 26 | / |
| Gundere | 67 | 15 | / |
| Indeera | 67 | 11 | / |
| Inderau | 67 | 11 | / |
| Indaray | 67 | 10 | / |
| Aundary | 67 | 4 | / |
| Underis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Undharejiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Undarai | 67 | 3 | / |
| Inderiy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Undaira | 67 | 3 | / |
| Undhari | 67 | 2 | / |
| Onderah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Aundara | 67 | 2 | / |
| Oundora | 67 | 1 | / |
| Indhera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Indoera | 67 | 1 | / |
| Underer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Indereh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Undarah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inderey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Undarau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Inderai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Underue | 67 | 0 | / |
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