Hargreaves Name Meaning: An Old English name thought to have derived from a word meaning 'grey' or 'hare', 'thicket' or 'grove'.
A locational name which may have been taken from a place name or been given to someone of lived in a 'thicket' or 'grove'.
Discover how your Hargreaves ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1 |
| Buckinghamshire | 5 |
| Berkshire | 8 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 347 |
| Cornwall | 5 |
| Cumberland | 30 |
| Derbyshire | 155 |
| Devon | 17 |
| Dorset | 18 |
| Durham | 90 |
| Essex | 41 |
| Gloucestershire | 6 |
| Hampshire | 65 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 11 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 53 |
| Lancashire | 8,974 |
| Leicestershire | 42 |
| Lincolnshire | 44 |
| London | 166 |
| Middlesex | 68 |
| Northumberland | 40 |
| Norfolk | 5 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 90 |
| Oxfordshire | 11 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 26 |
| Suffolk | 4 |
| Somerset | 12 |
| Surrey | 27 |
| Sussex | 22 |
| Staffordshire | 488 |
| Warwickshire | 54 |
| Westmorland | 18 |
| Wiltshire | 2 |
| Worcestershire | 23 |
| Yorkshire | 3,622 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 9 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 33 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 11 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,178 |
| Cotton Weaver | 900 |
| Weaver | 220 |
| Weaver Cotton | 128 |
| Private Means | 92 |
| Labourer | 85 |
| House Keeper | 84 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 78 |
| None | 61 |
| Housekeeper | 61 |
| Farmer | 53 |
| At Home | 53 |
| Cotton Winder | 52 |
| General Labourer | 50 |
| Carter | 43 |
| Assisting In The Business | 37 |
| At School | 35 |
| Dressmaker | 34 |
| Clerk | 33 |
| Shop Assistant | 32 |
| Butcher | 32 |
| Cotton Spinner | 32 |
| Weaver (cotton) | 32 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 31 |
| House Wife | 30 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Hargreaves | 5,762 |
| John Hargreaves | 5,520 |
| James Hargreaves | 3,983 |
| William Hargreaves | 3,859 |
| Elizabeth Hargreaves | 3,385 |
| Sarah Hargreaves | 2,924 |
| Thomas Hargreaves | 2,819 |
| George Hargreaves | 1,872 |
| Ann Hargreaves | 1,832 |
| Alice Hargreaves | 1,764 |
| Jane Hargreaves | 1,759 |
| Joseph Hargreaves | 1,671 |
| Henry Hargreaves | 1,586 |
| Margaret Hargreaves | 1,479 |
| Ellen Hargreaves | 1,377 |
| Robert Hargreaves | 1,360 |
| Richard Hargreaves | 1,163 |
| Hannah Hargreaves | 1,137 |
| Martha Hargreaves | 1,038 |
| Annie Hargreaves | 991 |
| Emma Hargreaves | 711 |
| Samuel Hargreaves | 628 |
| Charles Hargreaves | 608 |
| Eliza Hargreaves | 603 |
| Harry Hargreaves | 569 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hargreaves | 100% | 77,269 |
| 2 | Hargraves | 90% | 12,781 |
| 3 | Hargreves | 90% | 1,121 |
| 4 | Heargreaves | 91% | 350 |
| 5 | Hargroves | 80% | 265 |
The surname Hargreaves is the most popular version of all its varients