Underhill Surname

31,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,219 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Underhill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'under the hill,' one who resided below the hill; a corruption of Underhill, which see. This solution is easily proved.

1625. Francis Lee and Sarah Underell: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

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Underhill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,3911:38,5964,752
England4,0661:13,7032,029
Canada1,9671:18,7322,640
Australia8771:30,7824,102
Wales3201:9,6701,066
South Africa1651:328,35030,751
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Scotland921:58,1944,808
Jamaica451:63,7773,321
France451:1,476,060142,161
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Norway61:857,04855,549
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tonga11:107,313791
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0531:11,8731,806
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Wales131:120,6475,000
Jersey91:5,7651,004
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9731:16,8922,155

Underhill (26) may also be a first name.

Underhill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'under the hill,' one who resided below the hill; a corruption of Underhill, which see. This solution is easily proved.

1625. Francis Lee and Sarah Underell: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1646. Baptised — Elissabeath, d. Humphrey and Elissabea the Undrill: Parish Church, Kensington.

1656. — Rebeckea, d. Humph ray Undrell: ibid.

1659. Buried — Thomas Underell: ibid.

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

(English) Dweller Under the Hill [Old English under; hyll] William Underhill.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller under, or at the foot of, the hill.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local; from residence at the foot of, or under, a hill.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Under the hill.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(English), Under hill. (variant: Unterberg.) Underwood, Under wood, or same as Tallboys, q. v.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Devon.

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

Underhill Last Name Facts

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

The last name Underhill is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Underhill? popularity and diffusion

Underhill is the 31,014th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 423,227 people. The last name Underhill is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Underhill are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Underhill is also the 2,084,397th most common first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

The surname Underhill is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 9,391 people, or 1 in 38,596. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Underhill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Underhill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Underhill last name expanded 316 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 198 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,462 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 575 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 40 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Underhill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Underhill surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Underhill surname are 17.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.92% being registered with the political party.

The amount Underhill earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 53.71% more than the national average, earning R 365,280 per year; in United States they earn 4.18% more than the national average, earning $44,954 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $52,879 CAD per year.

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Underhill Reference & Research

Underhill DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Underhill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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