Almond Surname

28,515th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,849 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Almond Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. or nick. 'the Alemaund, 'i.e. German; compare the French Lallimond: or still more locally of Alemaigne, 'i.e. Germany; compare the French D'Almaine. With Almond compare almond-furnace, i.

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Almond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7731:37,0884,595
England5,8281:9,5601,412
Australia1,3021:20,7342,872
Canada8881:41,4935,163
South Africa1541:351,80332,234
New Zealand1341:33,7935,839
Wales1291:23,9892,518
Nigeria1111:1,595,88159,722
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Iran431:1,785,64066,464
Portugal281:372,08012,265
France281:2,372,240182,981
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
India81:95,883,173728,828
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,7021:6,5841,018
Wales151:104,5614,503
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9231:54,4086,113

Almond (1,633) may also be a first name.

Almond Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. or nick. 'the Alemaund, 'i.e. German; compare the French Lallimond: or still more locally of Alemaigne, 'i.e. Germany; compare the French D'Almaine. With Almond compare almond-furnace, i.e. a German furnace (Historical English Dictionary); also under Almain, the almond-leapt' a German dance.

'The Almains ben oner come,' 1314: Guy Warw. 70 (H.E.D).

'Forth he went into Speyne And after into Almayne.'. ibid.

John Alaman, or Aleman, 1216: Memorials of the Church of Ss. Peter and Wilfrid, Ripon.

Terric le Alemaund, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Alemania, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

Bertram de Almannia, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Willelmus Alman, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William Alemannus. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

John le Aleman, Yorkshire: Illustrative Documents (Surtees Society).

Robert Almene, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1582. Buried — Thomas Allmon: St. Dionis Backrhurch.

Hanekin Almond, John de Almann. varlels of Countess of Surrey, Household Book of Queen Isabella, 1358 (Cott MS. Galba).

Libertus Alman, rector of North Repps, Norfolk 1583: History of Norfolk.

1622. Thomas Minne and Susan Almond: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

A surname recorded in CD., and found in Dalkeith in 1689 (Laing). (1) It may be a descendant of Old English personal name Ealhmund, a name which appears in the Northumbrian genealogies as Alchmund (Sweet, Oldest English texts, p. 168). In the absence of intermediate links it is not safe to assume the connection. (2) It might also be from Almond, the river, which gives name to places, Almondbank, etc.

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

(English) Temple - Protection. [Anglo-Saxon E)Alhmnnd-e)alh, a temple + mund, protection]. (Anglo-French-Teut.) German. [Anglo-French Alemaund (French Allemand): v. under Allman].

Terric le Alemaund.—Hundred Rolls (Celtic) Dweller by the River Almond (-d intrusive as well as –l-.) [O. Gaelic amuin, river].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The same as Almund, Ellmund, and the Ælmund of Domesday; from Gaelic alf-mund, strong or powerful protector. Ferguson also thinks Almond may be from the Anglo-Saxon name Alhmund, Old Norse Amundr, from mumd, protection. From Almond we doubtless have the names Almon, Ellman, Holman, Oldman, Element.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Almond Last Name Facts

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

Almond (Arabic: الموند, Russian: Альмонд) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Almond? popularity and diffusion

The last name Almond is the 28,515th most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 386,628 people. The surname Almond occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Almond are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Almond is also the 190,867th most common first name in the world It is held by 1,633 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 9,773 people, or 1 in 37,088. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 17 percent live, Georgia, where 13 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States Almond exists in 75 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Almond Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Almond has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Almond last name increased 1,059 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 860 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 562 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 24 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Almond Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Almond last name are 21.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.47% registered with the political party.

The amount Almond earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 140.46% more than the national average, earning S/. 46,613 per year; in South Africa they earn 17.07% more than the national average, earning R 278,208 per year; in United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.25% more than the national average, earning $52,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allmond922,257/
Almonds9239/
Halmond9228/
Galmond9221/
Aulmond927/
Almomnd921/
Almound921/
Alhmond921/
Almondt920/
Almon913,862/
Hallmond8651/
Gaulmond861/
Gallmond861/
Allmound861/
Halmmond861/
D'Almond861/
Almohnds861/
Allmon833,788/
Almand832,107/
Almont83568/
Halmon83340/
Almoon83326/
Elmond83281/
Galmon83244/
Aalmon83109/
Almone8340/
Almoin8315/
Almoun8310/
Aslmon838/
Almong836/
Olmond833/
Almomn832/
Almund831/
Ailmon831/
Aylmon830/
Aulmon830/
Almonte7782,076/
Allmand77516/
Hallmon77511/
Helmond77483/
Almongy77475/
Gallmon77301/
Aslmand7776/
Galmand7756/
Holmond7750/
Allmont7720/
Almoune7719/
Gaulmon7713/
Golmond7713/
Almaund774/
Almosen774/
Aalmoon773/
Almocen773/
Halmone772/
Eallmon771/
Almuoyn771/
Aulmand771/
Ellmond771/
Galmont771/
Almogne771/
Allmund771/
Almomhd771/
Almoine771/
Almoyne771/
Allmoon771/
Eilmond770/
Aalmand770/
Healmon770/
Halmand770/
Almands770/
Alman734,676/
Olmon73128/
Almom7315/
Almón735/
Almán734/
Almohsen713,360/
Hollmond7123/
D'Almont7117/
Hellmond7116/
Helmondt715/
Halmoune714/
Hallmand712/
Hallmomn711/
Allmonte711/
Allman6716,209/
Galman673,860/
Halman672,519/
Ahlman671,370/
Almane67644/
Elmont67495/
Holmon67487/
Golmon67301/
Almohssen67243/
Almann67146/
Aulman67141/
Ailman6776/
Almang6741/
Aalman6740/
Almant6728/
Almaun6727/
Atlman6721/
D'Almonte6715/
Aylman6711/
Almman676/
Elmand675/
Olmone675/
Almaan675/
Ajlman674/
Almohseen674/
Ollmon672/
Alhman672/
Almamn672/
Olmand671/
Hallmoten671/
Almandova671/
Ahlmom671/
Almoum671/
Aslman671/
Almoussin671/
Aalmohsen671/
Almunt671/
Almhan671/
Halmom670/
Ealman670/
Aschilmon670/
Eilmon670/
Olmont670/

Almond Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Almond in the Russian language
Альмондalmond-
Almond in the Arabic language
الموندalmwnd-

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