Hitchens is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Hitchens
No. of characters: 8
Origin: England
Meaning: A town in Hertfordshire, England

How popular is Hitchens?

Hitchens is common in United States.

Hitchens is ranked 90757 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Hitchens bearers increased by 5.548099 per cent in 2010 US census to 2359 since 2000, the surname slipped by 318 spots and ranked at 13010. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70.58 72.98
Black 24.04 23.53
Others 2.46 1.48
Hispanic or Latino 1.61 0.89
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.72 0.67
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.59 0.45
Hitchens is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 4715 people have been found who wears Hitchens as their family name. Hitchens is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
98,953 Belarus7
318,252 Ukraine6
11,480 Japan4
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
32,086 Mexico3
4,384 Northern Ireland3
124,220 Italy2
50,640 Switzerland2
30,360 Thailand1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
7,191 Afghanistan1
18,969 Wales1
13,447 Uganda1
2,374 Bermuda1
169,904 Brazil1
172,258 Germany1
2,057 Isle of Man1
28,365 Kenya1
118,015 Netherlands1
66,560 Philippines1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
47,891 Norway1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,813 Hong Kong47
406,964 Russia14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
133,875 France61
8,082 Scotland59
Countries with hundreds of Hitchens:
7,197 England957
5,567 Australia533
20,300 Canada176
35,546 South Africa146
6,206 New Zealand121
Countries with thousands of Hitchens:
13,489 United States2,549
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant John Hitchens from Ireland aboard the Nebraska from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 20 years old when he arrived in USA on November 22, 1847.

Hitchens Namesakes

  • Peter Hitchens, Journalist
  • Antonia Hitchens, Christopher Hitchens' daughter
  • Dolores Hitchens, Novelist
  • Dolores Hitchens, Novelist
  • Dolores Hitchens, Novelist
  • Dolores Hitchens, Novelist
  • Gerry Hitchens, Soccer player
  • Gerry Hitchens, Soccer player
  • Ivon Hitchens, Artist
  • Anthony Hitchens, Football linebacker

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