Abercromby Surname
Approximately 271 people bear this surname
Abercromby 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 SurnameAbercromby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 99 | 1:54,079 | 4,572 |
| Australia | 68 | 1:396,996 | 32,204 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 139 | 1:26,930 | 2,408 |
| England | 50 | 1:487,507 | 26,996 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Abercromby 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.
Local: from the parish of Abercromby in Fifeshire. Aber, a place where two streams meet, and crombie, a bend. The family are descended from Humphredus de Abercrombie, temp. Robert I.
(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.
Abercromby Demographics
Abercromby Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Abercromby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abercromby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abercromby is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abercromby? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 961,438th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Abercromby live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.
The last name Abercromby is most widely held in Scotland, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 54,079. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: Glasgow City, where 43 percent reside, Angus, where 13 percent reside and City of Edinburgh, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Scotland this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 25 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.
Abercromby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Abercromby has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Abercromby last name contracted 29 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Abercromby Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Abercromby earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.33% less than the national average, earning $49,520 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abercrombi | 90 | 16 | / |
| Abercrombe | 90 | 8 | / |
| Abercromba | 90 | 0 | / |
| Abercrumby | 90 | 0 | / |
| Abercrombie | 86 | 11,733 | / |
| Abercrombis | 86 | 0 | / |
| Abercrombid | 86 | 0 | / |
| Abercrombee | 86 | 0 | / |
| Abeercrombie | 82 | 1 | / |
| Abercrumbi | 80 | 1 | / |
| D'Abercrombie | 78 | 1 | / |
| Abercrumbie | 76 | 68 | / |
| Abercronbie | 76 | 8 | / |
| Avercrombie | 76 | 5 | / |
| Obercrombie | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abersrombie | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abercromvie | 76 | 1 | / |
| Abercrambie | 76 | 0 | / |
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