Abercrombie Surname
Approximately 11,733 people bear this surname
Abercrombie Surname Definition:
Of territorial origin from the barony, now parish, of. the same name in Fife. William de Abercromby of the county of Fife did homage in 1296. His seal bears a boar's head and neck on a wreath, star in base and crescent above, and S' Will's de Ab'crumbi (Bain, II, p.
Read More About This SurnameAbercrombie Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,132 | 1:39,691 | 4,886 |
| England | 582 | 1:95,735 | 10,197 |
| Scotland | 499 | 1:10,729 | 1,471 |
| Canada | 459 | 1:80,274 | 8,958 |
| Australia | 401 | 1:67,321 | 8,011 |
| New Zealand | 285 | 1:15,889 | 2,773 |
| South Africa | 164 | 1:330,352 | 30,898 |
| Netherlands | 75 | 1:225,162 | 29,957 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Ecuador | 11 | 1:1,445,986 | 17,636 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 43 | 1:103,020 | 6,511 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 341 | 1:10,977 | 1,366 |
| England | 210 | 1:116,073 | 11,213 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 977 | 1:51,401 | 5,819 |
Abercrombie (23) may also be a first name.
Abercrombie Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of territorial origin from the barony, now parish, of. the same name in Fife. William de Abercromby of the county of Fife did homage in 1296. His seal bears a boar's head and neck on a wreath, star in base and crescent above, and S' Will's de Ab'crumbi (Bain, II, p. 203,540). As William de Haberchrumbi he was juror on an inquest in the same year which found that Emma la Suchis died seized in demesne in Fife (ibid., p. 216). Johan de Abercromby of the same county also rendered homage in the same year, and in 1305 served on an inquest made at the town of St. John of Perth (ibid., 730, 1670, p. 204). The Abercrombies of that Ilk became extinct in the direct line in the middle of the seventeenth century, and the Abercrombies of Birkenbog are now the representative family of the name. In the lists of the Scots Guards in France the name appears as Abre Commier. Abarcrumby 1552, Abbircrumby 1486, Abbircrummy 1496, Abercrombye, Abercrumie 1556, Abercrummye 1583, Abbyrcrummy, Abhircrummy 1521, Abircromby 1427, Abircromy 1571, Abircromye 1574, Abircrumby 1362, Abircrumbye 1585, Abircrumme 1536, Abircrummy 1491, Abircrumy 1546, Abircumby 1586, Abyrcrummy, Eabercrombie 1639.
(Celtic) belonging to Abercrombie (Fife) = the Mouth of the R. Crombie.
ictish and Welsh aber, a confluence, river-mouth = Gaelic inbhir (inver); crombie, prob. conn. with Celtic crom(b, bending, crooked].
(Scottish) One who came from the barony of Abercrombie (crooked marsh), in Fife.
A parish in Fifeshire, the original residence of the Barons Abercromby, temp. Jas. II. of Scotl.
(Celtic and Gaelic.) Local, The name of a parish in Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Frith of Forth, whence the possessor took his surname; from Aber, marshy ground, a place where two or more streams meet; and cruime or crombie, a bend or crook. Aber, in the Celtic and Gaelic, and also in the Cornish British, signifies the confluence of two or more streams, or the mouth of a river, where it flows into the sea; hence it is often applied to marshy ground, generally near the confluence of two rivers. It also signifies, sometimes, a gulf or whirlpool.
(Scotch), Abercrumbin, Conflux of the winding stream. Abar, a confluence, mouth of a river; marsh, bog. Abernethy, Mouth of the Nethin.
A location name in Fife.
Abercrombie Demographics
Abercrombie Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Abercrombie Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abercrombie Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abercrombie occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Abercrombie? popularity and diffusion
It is the 44,264th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 621,115 people. Abercrombie is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Abercrombie are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23 people.
The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 9,132 people, or 1 in 39,691. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 19 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and South Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent are found and Scotland, where 4 percent are found.
Abercrombie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Abercrombie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Abercrombie last name rose 935 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 277 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 146 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Abercrombie Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Abercrombie last name is primarily Anglican (79%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Abercrombie last name are 24.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.38% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Abercrombie earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.14% more than the national average, earning 512,669 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.18% less than the national average, earning R 194,436 per year; in United States they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $42,483 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $55,186 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberchrombie | 96 | 2 | / |
| Abeercrombie | 96 | 1 | / |
| Abercrombi | 95 | 16 | / |
| Abercrombe | 95 | 8 | / |
| D'Abercrombie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Abercrumbie | 91 | 68 | / |
| Abercronbie | 91 | 8 | / |
| Avercrombie | 91 | 5 | / |
| Abercromvie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Obercrombie | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abercrambie | 91 | 0 | / |
| Abercrombis | 91 | 0 | / |
| Abercrombid | 91 | 0 | / |
| Abercrombee | 91 | 0 | / |
| Abercromby | 86 | 271 | / |
| Abercrumbi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abercromba | 86 | 0 | / |
| Abercrumby | 76 | 0 | / |
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