Attenborough Surname

198,841st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Attenborough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Attenborough,' a parish in Nottinghamshire, (a) Local, 'of Attleburgh,' a town in Norfolk I have placed Attenborough and Atterbury together, as they have probably become confused in the course of centuries.

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Attenborough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0631:52,4166,431
Australia4751:56,8336,932
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Canada1091:338,03330,736
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Wales141:221,03813,576
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6141:39,6995,045
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Attenborough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Attenborough,' a parish in Nottinghamshire, (a) Local, 'of Attleburgh,' a town in Norfolk I have placed Attenborough and Atterbury together, as they have probably become confused in the course of centuries. In any case Atterbury represents the older Attleburgh. (3) Local, 'at the borough' or 'bury'; v. Bury.

Walter Attebure, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(English) Dweller At the Stronghold or Borough. [Early Middle English at then (for ther)* burghe = Old English at pœre byrig] Cp. the Notts village-name Attenbor­ough. Old English burg (dat. byrig) being a fem. noun, the form Atterbury is etymologically more correct.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Nottinghamshire.

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

The Attenboroughs possess the name of a parish in Notts, in which county the surname also has a home.

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

Attenborough is the name of a Notts parish.

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

Attenborough Last Name Facts

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

Attenborough occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Attenborough? popularity and diffusion

It is the 198,841st most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,466,958 people. The last name Attenborough occurs mostly in Europe, where 54 percent of Attenborough reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,063 people, or 1 in 52,416. In England it is most frequent in: Nottinghamshire, where 18 percent reside, Derbyshire, where 13 percent reside and Leicestershire, where 10 percent reside. Outside of England this surname is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Attenborough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Attenborough has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Attenborough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Attenborough last name are 28.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.76% registered with the party.

The amount Attenborough earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.97% more than the national average, earning R 418,164 per year; in United States they earn 9.54% more than the national average, earning $47,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning $59,458 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Attenbourough961/
Attenboroug961/
Attenborugh961/
Atenborough961/
Ettenborough9256/
Hanborough820/
Ettinberough750/
Gamborug601/
Ambarog531/
Ambarouk504/

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