Bamber Surname
Approximately 7,299 people bear this surname
Bamber Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bamber,' now more familiarly known as Bamber Bridge, a village three miles from Preston, Lancashire.
1619. Robert Bamber, of Dukinfield: Wills at Chester.
1642. Robert Bamber: Preston Guild Rolls.
Read More About This SurnameBamber Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,544 | 1:12,262 | 1,805 |
| United States | 913 | 1:396,998 | 34,792 |
| Canada | 346 | 1:106,490 | 11,455 |
| Poland | 228 | 1:166,705 | 23,260 |
| Australia | 188 | 1:143,594 | 15,358 |
| Wales | 180 | 1:17,192 | 1,863 |
| South Africa | 179 | 1:302,669 | 29,078 |
| Northern Ireland | 155 | 1:11,903 | 1,772 |
| New Zealand | 132 | 1:34,305 | 5,926 |
| Scotland | 73 | 1:73,340 | 5,569 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Philippines | 51 | 1:1,985,063 | 118,763 |
| India | 47 | 1:16,320,540 | 259,912 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 50 | 1:88,597 | 5,964 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,289 | 1:10,649 | 1,622 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 283 | 1:177,451 | 15,850 |
Bamber (94) may also be a first name.
Bamber Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bamber,' now more familiarly known as Bamber Bridge, a village three miles from Preston, Lancashire.
1619. Robert Bamber, of Dukinfield: Wills at Chester.
1642. Robert Bamber: Preston Guild Rolls.
— John Bamber: ibid.
1664. Baptised — Katharine, d. John Bomber, of Farrington: Keg. Lcyland (Lancashire).
1683. — William, s. Thomas Bomber, of Euxton: ibid.
(English) 1 belonging to Bamber =? the Bean-Grove. [Old English bean + bearo, a grove] 2 doubtless occasionally for the next name.
A village in Lancashire.
The Bambers have their present home in the Preston district. Bamber - bridge is the name of a Lancashire village.
Bamber Demographics
Bamber Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Bamber Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bamber Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bamber (Marathi: बांबेर, Russian: Бамбер) is found most frequently in England. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bamber? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 68,059th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 998,431 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Bamber live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in British Isles. Bamber is also the 980,251st most numerous first name internationally It is held by 94 people.
It is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 4,544 people, or 1 in 12,262. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 34 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 13 percent live and Merseyside, where 7 percent live. Barring England this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Bamber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bamber has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 323 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 4,500 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 521 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bamber Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bamber surname are 20.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.26% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bamber earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning 349,604 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 76.05% more than the national average, earning R 418,356 per year; in United States they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $45,984 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $54,951 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bamber Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bamber in the Marathi language | ||
| बांबेर | bambera | - |
| Bamber in the Russian language | ||
| Бамбер | bamber | - |
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