Underhill is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 9 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Underhill
No. of characters: 9
Origin: England
Meaning:

Underhill is the variant form of Undrell. See Underhill - Local; from residence at the foot of, or under, a hill.

Under hill.

Dweller under, or at the foot of, the hill.

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

How popular is Underhill?

Underhill is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, Wales, South Africa, New Zealand.

Underhill is ranked 31055 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Underhill bearers increased by 1.36 per cent in 2010 US census to 6839 since 2000, the surname slipped by 338 spots and ranked at 5119. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.51 93.49
Black 2.57 2.15
Hispanic or Latino 2.3 1.72
Others 1.59 1.53
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6 0.77
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.42 0.34
Underhill is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Wales lie ahead in terms of density. Around 17219 people have been found who wears Underhill as their family name. Underhill is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Underhill:
4,752 United States9,391
2,029 England4,066
2,640 Canada1,967
Countries with hundreds of Underhill:
4,102 Australia877
1,066 Wales320
30,751 South Africa165
7,008 New Zealand108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,808 Scotland92
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,321 Jamaica45
142,161 France45
33,097 Switzerland18
13,856 Singapore17
407,040 Thailand11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
102,017 Sweden7
55,549 Norway6
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6

Immigrants to US

From Germany

E.P. Underhill worked as farmer and hailed from Switzerland. 30 years old embarked for Denver from Havre on La Bourgogne and arrived on March 16, 1891. U Underhill, aged 32, are others that migrated to US.

Underhill Namesakes

  • Samuel Underhill,
  • Frank Underhill, Canadian journalist, essayist, historian
  • William Amory Underhill, public servant, lobbyist
  • Reg Underhill, British party worker and Labour politician
  • Walter Underhill, United States Representative from New York
  • John Q. Underhill, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Captain John Underhill, early English settler and soldier
  • Evelyn Underhill, English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist
  • Barbara Underhill, Canadian former pair skater
  • Roy Underhill, first master housewright at the Colonial Williamsburg reconstruction
  • Charles L. Underhill, United States Representative from Massachusetts
  • Steven Underhill, American photographer
  • Richard Underhill, Canadian jazz saxophonist
  • Stefan R. Underhill, Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
  • Edwin S. Underhill, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Matt Underhill, Providence BruinsManchester MonarchsNorfolk AdmiralsSt

Underhill Namesakes

  • Samuel Underhill,
  • Frank Underhill, Canadian journalist, essayist, historian
  • William Amory Underhill, public servant, lobbyist
  • Reg Underhill, British party worker and Labour politician
  • Walter Underhill, United States Representative from New York
  • John Q. Underhill, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Captain John Underhill, early English settler and soldier
  • Evelyn Underhill, English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist
  • Barbara Underhill, Canadian former pair skater
  • Roy Underhill, first master housewright at the Colonial Williamsburg reconstruction
  • Charles L. Underhill, United States Representative from Massachusetts
  • Steven Underhill, American photographer
  • Richard Underhill, Canadian jazz saxophonist
  • Stefan R. Underhill, Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
  • Edwin S. Underhill, U.S. Representative from New York
  • Matt Underhill, Providence BruinsManchester MonarchsNorfolk AdmiralsSt

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