Find out how popular the last name Hemeon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Hemeon.

Hemeon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Hemeon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Hemeon in America

Hemeon is the 61585th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Hemeon surname appeared 326 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Hemeon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Hemeon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Hemeon

The surname Hemeon has its origins in England, emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "hemm," meaning "border" or "hem," and "tun," meaning "town" or "village." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in a town or settlement near a border or boundary.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Hemeon surname dates back to the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire in 1273, where it appears as "Hemmyngton." This variation of the name likely refers to the village of Hemmington in Norfolk, indicating that the surname may have originated from this specific place.

The Hemeon surname can also be traced to various historical records, including the Pipe Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1230, where it is spelled "Hemington." This spelling variation further supports the connection between the name and place names derived from the Old English words "hemm" and "tun."

Notable individuals bearing the Hemeon surname throughout history include William Hemeon (1540-1612), a prominent English merchant and landowner in Devon; John Hemeon (1670-1745), an early settler in New England who established a farm in Kittery, Maine; and Mary Hemeon (1820-1892), a British author and poet known for her works on nature and rural life.

Other individuals of note include Samuel Hemeon (1795-1876), a Canadian businessman and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, and Thomas Hemeon (1825-1901), an American Civil War veteran and farmer who settled in Illinois after the war.

It is worth mentioning that variations in the spelling of the Hemeon surname, such as Hemmington, Hemmyngton, and Hemington, were quite common throughout history, reflecting the fluidity of surname spellings in earlier eras.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Hemeon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Hemeon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Hemeon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Hemeon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Hemeon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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