Bamburgh Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Bamburgh Surname Definition:

(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.

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Bamburgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bamburgh Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Bamburgh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bamburgh is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bamburgh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Bamburgh live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Bamburgh is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,070,763. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: Dundee City, where 100 percent live. Barring Scotland this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and England, where 11 percent live.

Bamburgh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bamburgh has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Bamburgh last name expanded 125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 40 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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