Able Surname

44,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,593 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Togo

Able Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Abel.' Much more popular in mediaeval society than in that of the 19th century. Among the peasantry, however, Abel still receives a certain amount of attention as a font-name.

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Able Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1961:113,41012,274
Ivory Coast2,7101:8,513722
Togo1,7851:4,060684
Afghanistan8471:37,9611,469
Papua New Guinea5091:16,0191,576
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England3271:170,39215,676
Benin2641:39,1505,034
Nigeria2531:700,16932,315
Philippines2441:414,91152,494
Germany2421:332,66732,901
Pakistan1161:1,540,03316,555
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Canada921:400,49635,373
India761:10,092,966194,472
Brazil731:2,932,52586,118
Malaysia611:483,51224,345
Jordan441:200,9649,465
Jamaica391:73,5883,551
Niger311:619,09715,317
Palestine231:197,7769,224
Israel171:503,39037,521
Indonesia161:8,265,575327,276
France151:4,428,181244,602
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Jersey81:12,4002,398
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales61:515,75523,171
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China61:227,886,92811,701
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5391:45,2235,639
Wales171:92,2604,121
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5191:19,9362,519

The alternate forms: Ablé (9) & Ăble (1) are calculated separately.

Able (9,868) may also be a first name.

Able Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Abel.' Much more popular in mediaeval society than in that of the 19th century. Among the peasantry, however, Abel still receives a certain amount of attention as a font-name.

Richard Abel, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Abel le Specer. Derbyshire, ibid.

Henry Abel, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

Allan Abel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Abel le Orfeure. Excerpta e Rotulis Finium in Turri Londinensi.

Richard Abel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1578. George Abell, Derbyshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1623. Richard Abelson and Ellen Brocke: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1714. William Abell, patron of Brampton, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This was a not uncommon personal name in the Middle Ages, derived from the Biblical Abel, Hebrew Hebhel, a name of uncertain meaning, but usually interpreted "breath." Master Abell, clericus regis, was one of the members of a mission sent to England to ask restoration of the earl dom of Huntingdon in 1237 (Bain, I, 1329). He also appears in documents concerning the Abbey of Kelso in 1235 (Kelso, 231,418), and in 1253 "valuing his own promotion more than the honour of the king or kingdom caused himself to be consecrated bishop by the pope" (Chron. Mail.). Nicholas Abel, a Scottish master mariner, was wrecked on the coast of Norfolk in 1388 (Bain, tv, 381), Thomas Abel or Abell appears as burgess of Edinburgh in 1387 and 1413 (Egidii, p. 23; Neubotle, p. 237), and John Abell held land in Aberdeen in 1413 (BMS., I, 943). Robert Abell, chaplain in Brechin, is mentioned in 1512 (RSS., 2440), and William Abel was tenant of Racharral, Kemnay, in 1696 (AEI., p. 23). The name occurs in Dundee towards the latter end of the sixteenth century as Abell, and is found in the parish of Kemnay in 1697 as Ebald (Inverurie, p. 426). Thomas Abell was a burgess of Edinburgh in 1430 (Neubotle, p. 280), and a John Abell is there also in 1635 (Edinb. Marr.). The kindred of John Abell, a celebrated Scottish singer of the reign of Charles II were later known by the name of Eball (Illus., I, p. 57—58). Abill 1633.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Abel, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the personal name. It frequently occurs temp. Edwd. I. in the same forms.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Hebrew.) Vanity, breath.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Abell has long been a Leicestershire name. John Abel resided at Staunton Harold in the reign of Edward III.; John Abell was rector of Newbold Verdun in the time of Elizabeth; John Abell of Desford, owned 30 acres of Leicester forest in the reign of Charles I.; Matthew Abell held part of the manor of Manceter in the reign of George I. (N.). Ann Abell, aged 21, was buried at Sutton Chaynell in 1784 (B.). This name is also established in the neighbouring county of Derby. In the 13th century it occurred as Abel in Beds, Bucks, Wilts, and Cambridgeshire (H. R.). The Abells of Fordham and West Bergholt, Essex, from the 14th to the 16th century, obtained their wealth in the cloth trade (Morant's "Essex").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Able Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Able Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Able (Hindi: अबले, Marathi: अबले) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant: Ablé or Ăble. For other possible spellings of Able click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Able? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,803rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 628,616 people. Able occurs mostly in Africa, where 36 percent of Able are found; 36 percent are found in West Africa and 36 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Able is also the 61,788th most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 9,868 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,196 people, or 1 in 113,410. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: South Carolina, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 74 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 23 percent are found and Togo, where 15 percent are found.

Able Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Able has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Able last name increased 127 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 39 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 65 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Able Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Able last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Able surname are 13.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Able earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.55% less than the national average, earning $41,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $45,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ablé929/
Ăble921/
Gable8914,949/
Ables897,657/
Hable893,054/
Abler891,887/
Auble891,561/
Abley891,118/
Ablez89190/
Ablet89150/
Asble8922/
Ableh8919/
Abled898/
Ablea895/
Ablee894/
Ablie894/
Ablei893/
Ableu893/
Eable892/
Ajble892/
Aible892/
Ablle891/
Aable891/
Ablej891/
Ayble891/
Aeble890/
Abl86393/
Ablett802,858/
Abille80752/
Haible80287/
Aublet80284/
Abelle80277/
Habler80193/
Hayble80161/
Ablets80133/
Gaible8085/
Hauble8063/
Habley8049/
Aibler8049/
Hablet8048/
Aubley8037/
Hablei8029/
Gauble8025/
Heable8024/
Ableih8023/
Ablesh8019/
Haeble807/
Gabley806/
Hablee806/
Aybele806/
Ajbele805/
Gabhle805/
Eables804/
Gablle804/
D'Able803/
Hables803/
Gablee803/
Ableha803/
Abless802/
Ablleh801/
Aabhle801/
Aebley801/
Hablie801/
Ablest801/
Habled801/
Ablees801/
Ablehd801/
Ableey801/
Hableh801/
Aibele801/
Aubler800/
Abhley800/
Abletz800/
Gaable800/
Eabley800/
Eauble800/
Abel75253,767/
Abla756,046/
Abil755,392/
Eble754,151/
Abli752,112/
Gabl751,725/
Oble751,665/
Ably75837/
Habl75704/
Avle75682/
Awle75457/
Abyl75136/
Aibl7533/
Ajbl7511/
Abhl755/
Ablt754/
Abll753/
Aabl753/
Aybl752/
Abeł751/
Abél751/
Eabl751/
Abld751/
Ablp751/
Atbl751/
Gabelle73960/
Aubelle7367/
Heabler7353/
Haibele7351/
Gabille7350/
Asbelle7344/
Asbille7338/
Ajbeleh7329/
Abellie7319/
Haiblet7318/
Hablett7314/
Haybele7313/
Abilles7310/
Habille735/
Ableish734/
Aabille734/
Abelles734/
Abillie733/
Haubler733/
Abellea733/
Abelleh732/
Abehele732/
Heabley731/
Ayblett731/
Abellet731/
Abiller731/
Gablley731/
Abeller731/
Abelley731/
Abe'ele731/
Abielle731/
Abilley731/
Ableith731/
Aboelle731/
Abllett730/
Haibler730/
Gabel6719,794/
Goble6715,358/
Habel6714,347/
Abell6712,856/
Habil679,750/
Abiel676,913/
Gavle676,078/
Ablay675,613/
Habla675,433/
Abuel674,375/
Oblea673,583/
Aubel673,167/
Habli673,161/
Abuul671,845/
Ablis671,068/
Oblie67999/
Heble67803/
Aebli67798/
Obley67789/
Hoble67781/
Aboel67676/
Gabli67676/
Obled67643/
Oblet67627/
Havle67612/
Abiol67579/
Abild67536/
Abeel67477/
Hawle67447/
Aabel67436/
Ample67417/
Gabil67399/
Aebly67367/
Aabil67285/
Asbel67264/
Aibel67263/
Abelt67233/
Obler67224/
Haibl67167/
Aybil67148/
Aavle67144/
Hably67143/
Ablaj67136/
Gably67122/
Ablid67106/
Ábele6799/
Asbil6781/
Oblez6781/
Ablai6780/
Eible6773/
Abliz6770/
Uible6768/
Haubl6764/
Ebley6757/
Obles6757/
Abeld6744/
Ablio6744/
Habilles6743/
Ablia6741/
Avles6738/
Asvle6737/
Gaibl6737/
Aawle6736/
Abill6732/
Aybel6729/
Abloy6729/
Ablla6728/
Aubly6728/
Ahbel6726/
Ablaa6724/
Obleh6723/
Aubil6721/
Aabli6721/
Hableová6720/
Aswle6720/
Aublé6720/
Awley6719/
Ablij6718/
Eaubelle6717/
Habelles6717/
Abeul6716/
Habyl6715/
Aabla6714/
Abuil6713/
Oblej6713/
Atbel6713/
Asbøl6712/
Abael6711/
Haibelle6710/
Ajbli6710/
Ablit679/
Abelleyt679/
Aivle677/
Ābele677/
Avler676/
Eblie676/
Aiwle675/
Ouble675/
Hablé675/
Eabel674/
Osble674/
Ablys674/
Haybelle673/
Abelh673/
Ashbl673/
Abluy673/
Eavle672/
Avlez672/
Abhli672/
Eblle672/
Gabll672/
Awhle672/
Ablih672/
Hablt672/
Ahbil671/
Hasbhley671/
Eably671/
Awlee671/
Habeller671/
Abhla671/
Abisl671/
Aibillie671/
Auvle671/
Euble671/
Ablli671/
Auwle671/
Ablya671/
Eawle671/
Oblle671/
Gabyl671/
Ajbly671/
Abehl671/
Abluj671/
Aubla671/
Aubelleh671/
Awleh671/
Aïwle671/
Ahbli671/
Awlle671/
Ajbel671/
Aaibl671/
Abhlt671/
Avley671/
Asbly670/
Awler670/

Able Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Able in the Marathi language
अबलेabale-
Able in the Hindi language
अबलेabale70
अब्लेable15
आबलेabale5
अवलेavale5
अब़्लेabale5

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