Archibold Surname

183,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Panama
Highest density in:
Panama

Archibold Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Precious-Bold. [Teutonic Ercenbald, Erc(h)aubald, &c. (whence the French Archambault) —O.H.Ger. erchan- = Old English e(o)rcan-, e(o)rcen-, precious, sacred, bright + Teutonic bald, bold].

Archenbald le Flemeng.—Testa de Nevill.

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Archibold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Panama1,4781:2,647364
United States2581:1,404,88096,935
Nicaragua2441:24,6771,053
Colombia1191:401,4636,417
England611:913,41146,955
Costa Rica291:164,8302,283
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Turks and Caicos Islands91:3,814352
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:749,53347,599

Archibold (2,075) may also be a first name.

Archibold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Precious-Bold. [Teutonic Ercenbald, Erc(h)aubald, &c. (whence the French Archambault) —O.H.Ger. erchan- = Old English e(o)rcan-, e(o)rcen-, precious, sacred, bright + Teutonic bald, bold].

Archenbald le Flemeng.—Testa de Nevill.

Archibald was adopted by the Scots as a Lowland equivalent of Gillespie (q.v.) because the -bald was mistakenly sup­posed to mean ‘hairless,’ ‘shaven,’ and therefore to be equivalent to Gaelic gille, ‘ servant,’ ‘shaven one,’ ‘monk.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Archibold Last Name Facts

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

The surname Archibold is most common in Panama. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Archibold? popularity and diffusion

Archibold is the 183,872nd most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 3,156,148 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Archibold are found; 76 percent are found in Central America and 76 percent are found in Hispano-Central America. Archibold is also the 165,460th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 2,075 people.

This surname is most numerous in Panama, where it is borne by 1,478 people, or 1 in 2,647. In Panama Archibold is most frequent in: Colón Province, where 28 percent are found, Panamá Province, where 25 percent are found and Bocas del Toro Province, where 19 percent are found. Outside of Panama this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Nicaragua, where 11 percent are found.

Archibold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Archibold has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Archibold last name increased 385 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 113 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 46 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Archibold Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Archibold are 1.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.1% being registered with the political party.

The amount Archibold earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 16.31% less than the national average, earning $18,999,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.34% more than the national average, earning $71,215 CAD per year.

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