Arblaster Surname

360,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,004 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Arblaster Surname Definition:

A cross-bowman. Probably never became a fixed surname in Scotland. Walter le Arblaster, burgess of Edinburgh, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197).

Arblaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4701:118,54912,057
Australia2121:127,33813,906
United States2071:1,751,009115,476
Canada601:614,09350,489
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Wales81:386,81619,671
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Arblaster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A cross-bowman. Probably never became a fixed surname in Scotland. Walter le Arblaster, burgess of Edinburgh, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 197).

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Crossbowman. [Middle English arbalister, arblaster; Old French arbaleste, Latin arcuballista, a military engine].

John le Arblaster.—Hundred Rolls And eke withynne the castell were Spryngoldes, gunnes, bows and archers.... And in the kernels [battlements] heere and there Of arblasters grete plente were.

Chaucer, Rom. of the Rose, 4190-6.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An arbalistarius or cross-bowman.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Balistarius, a cross—bowman, one who directed the great engines of war used before the invention of cannon.

"In the kernils (battlements) here and there,

Of Arblastirs great plenty were."

Rom. op the Rose.

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

In the Domesday Book, Arbalistarius, a cross-bowman.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Arbalaster: a man who works a catapult for hurling stones in time of war. Now found as Alabaster or Ballister.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Arblaster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Arblaster occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arblaster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 360,616th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 7,258,512 people. The surname Arblaster is primarily found in Europe, where 49 percent of Arblaster are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 470 people, or 1 in 118,549. In England it is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 34 percent reside, Staffordshire, where 24 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Other than England it is found in 17 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 21 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Arblaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Arblaster has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Arblaster last name rose 249 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Arblaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Arblaster last name are 38.74% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 85.51% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Arblaster earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 13.59% less than the national average, earning $37,287 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.69% more than the national average, earning $69,402 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Arblester892/
Arbalestrie7012/
Garbellote631/
Garbellotte609/
Garbelloti531/
Garbellotti50115/

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