Bambrough Surname

315,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bambrough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bambrough,' a parish in Northumberland.

Beatrix de Bamburg, Northumberland, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de Bamburgh, Northumberland, ibid.

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Bambrough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6091:91,4919,841
United States3801:953,83971,121
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Scotland271:198,29010,618
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
France21:33,211,361423,184
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:169,27314,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Bambrough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bambrough,' a parish in Northumberland.

Beatrix de Bamburg, Northumberland, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de Bamburgh, Northumberland, ibid.

Anselm de Bamburg, Norfolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robeitus Janitor Castri de Bamburg, Northumberland, ibid.

William de Bamburgh, prior of Coldingham.

1534. John Fairfax and Alice Bamborow: Marriage Lic (London).

1775. Married — William Bamliary and Ann Goodin: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) 1 belonging to Bambrough or Bamburgh (Northumberland) = Bebba’s Strong-hold. [Anglo-Saxon Bebban-burh-Bebban-, genit. of Bebba + burh, a fortified place] 2 Dweller at the Tree-Hill. [Old English beám, a tree + beorh, a hill] 3 confused with Banbury, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In 1125 William de Bambrough witnessed a charter of Walter de Gaud (Mon. ii. 848). In 1201 William Fitz-Odo held Bambrough by tenure from the Conquest (Hardy, Obl. et fin. 114). This was evidently a Norman race.

The Norman People (1874)

Bambrough Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bambrough is found most in England. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bambrough? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bambrough is the 315,974th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,139,466 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Bambrough reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 55 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Bambrough is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 609 people, or 1 in 91,491. In England Bambrough is primarily concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 30 percent live, Durham, where 9 percent live and Hampshire, where 8 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Bambrough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bambrough has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bambrough last name grew 423 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 4,222 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bambrough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bambrough surname are 32.75% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bambrough earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 31.75% less than the national average, earning R 162,180 per year; in United States they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $38,376 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.79% more than the national average, earning $56,038 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baumbrough9514/
Bambrugh941/
Bambroug941/
Bambrogh940/
Bambraugh8920/
Banbrough892/
Bainbrough841/
Vambroug829/
Vanbrough780/
Wambrug7512/
Bambruk751/
Bambrook71204/
Vanbrugh7112/
Baumbruk711/
Bombrukh711/
Baumbruck6717/
Wambrouck6713/
Batenbrug671/

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