Halfpenny is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Halfpenny
No. of characters: 9
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Halfpenny

How popular is Halfpenny?

Halfpenny is ranked 167768 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Halfpenny bearers increased by 4.814815 per cent in 2010 US census to 283 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1220 spots and ranked at 69392. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.35 96.3
Others 3.18 0
Halfpenny is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Scotland. Around 2174 people have been found who wears Halfpenny as their family name. Halfpenny is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
100,092 Spain9
19,046 Ireland2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
30,360 Thailand1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
277,603 France1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
47,891 Norway1
81,201 Switzerland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
78,557 Netherlands13
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,257 Wales68
Countries with hundreds of Halfpenny:
7,685 England882
65,753 United States380
8,425 Australia336
19,254 Canada187
35,546 South Africa146
4,429 Scotland131

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Michael Halfpenny worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 18 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Ottowa and arrived on May 12, 1846. 20 years old Ellen Halfpenny, Mary Halfpenny (20) Dressmaker, Patt Halfpenny, aged 25, 38 years old James Halfpenny, Frances Halfpenny, aged 30, 26 years old Elizabeth Halfpenny, Margaret Halfpenny (19) Maid, 12 years old Anne Halfpenny, and 68 other Halfpenny around 62.75% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer migrated to US.

Halfpenny Namesakes

  • Bronwyn Halfpenny, Australian Politician
  • Jill Halfpenny, Actress
  • Jill Halfpenny, Actress
  • Leigh Halfpenny, Rugby union player
  • Jill Halfpenny, Actress
  • Chelsea Halfpenny, Actress
  • William Halfpenny, Architect
  • Chelsea Halfpenny, Actress

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