Bampton Surname

171,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Namibia

Bampton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bampton,' parishes in Devon, Oxfordshire, Cumberland, and Westmorland. A variant of the name is Banton, which see.

Philip de Bamptone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Bampton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1501:48,4506,046
Australia6261:43,1245,480
Namibia3171:7,6011,470
United States1591:2,279,616142,122
Canada1071:344,35131,229
South Africa481:1,128,70266,097
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Norway171:302,48730,120
Wales71:442,07621,198
Scotland71:764,83125,488
France61:11,070,454349,096
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4331:56,2946,679
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Bampton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bampton,' parishes in Devon, Oxfordshire, Cumberland, and Westmorland. A variant of the name is Banton, which see.

Philip de Bamptone, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Brian de Bampton, Oxfordshire, Henry III- Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Bamton, Wiltshire, ibid.

Thomas de Bampton, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1785. Married — Joshua Bampton and Rebbecca Stiles: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Bampton = 1 the Tree (or Log) Dwelling or Farmstead.

[Old English beám + tún] 2 the Tree-Hill. [Old English beám + dún] Bampton, Devon, e.g., occurs as Beám- dún in an Anglo-Saxon charter.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Towns, places, and parishes in cos, Oxon, Devon, Westmoreland, and Cumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Cumberland, Devon, Oxfordshire, Westmorland.

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

Bampton Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bampton is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bampton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 171,816th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,909,200 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Bampton are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles.

Bampton is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 1,150 people, or 1 in 48,450. In England Bampton is most prevalent in: Hampshire, where 14 percent are found, Greater London, where 11 percent are found and Berkshire, where 9 percent are found. Barring England this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 25 percent are found and Namibia, where 13 percent are found.

Bampton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bampton has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 266 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 215 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 233 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bampton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bampton last name are 3.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Bampton earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.69% less than the national average, earning 250,256 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning R 179,580 per year; in United States they earn 2.62% more than the national average, earning $44,279 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $56,202 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Banmpton931/
Bamptone930/
Bompton861/
Bumpton860/
Bempton860/
Bimpaton800/
Pimpton71197/
Pempton7134/
Bampyatuna713/
Pumpton712/
Bempten712/
Pamptin711/
Bemptin711/
Bamobotoni711/
Pompton711/
Pampatin674/
Bumpetan671/
Pimpaton671/
Pambaton671/
Bambodan671/
Pempeton670/

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