Cambray Surname

138,053rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Cambray Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cambray,' a city in the Netherlands. An early immigrant.

Mathew de Cambreye, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Egidius de Cambrey, London, ibid.

1664. Married — William Camray and Ann Inglefeild: St.

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Cambray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico1,2851:96,5963,677
France9481:70,0669,760
United States3671:987,62773,174
England2551:218,50218,526
Spain1121:417,42922,452
Saint Pierre and Miquelon531:12112
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
El Salvador461:137,9111,823
Wales361:85,9597,098
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Iceland11:380,09011,096
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1291:188,95615,351
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Cambray (14) may also be a first name.

Cambray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cambray,' a city in the Netherlands. An early immigrant.

Mathew de Cambreye, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Egidius de Cambrey, London, ibid.

1664. Married — William Camray and Ann Inglefeild: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1701. — Thomas Cambray and Ruth Haynes. ibid.

1798. — John Holmes and Anne Cambray: St. George, Hanover Square.

1806. — Phillipe Cambryeand Caroline Hossick: ibid.

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

From the lordship of Cambrai, Normandy, near Falaise. According to Des Bois this was a branch of the Barons de la Ferté. The Sire de Cambrai was at the battle of Hastings (Wace, ii. 267); Godefridus de Chambrai held lands in capite, Leicestershire, 1086; Henry de C. one fee in Derby, 1165 (Liber Niger); Ralph de C. paid scutage in Sussex and Hunts, 1199 and 1203. The name was corrupted to Chambreys or Chambreis.

The Norman People (1874)

Cambray Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cambray occurs in Mexico more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cambray? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 138,053rd most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,247,162 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Cambray live; 53 percent live in North America and 40 percent live in Hispano-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 14 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Mexico, where it is held by 1,285 people, or 1 in 96,596. In Mexico it is most numerous in: Guerrero, where 38 percent are found, Morelos, where 35 percent are found and México, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Mexico it is found in 22 countries. It is also common in France, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Cambray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cambray has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cambray surname rose 12,233 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cambray Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Cambray are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cambray earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.75% less than the national average, earning R 226,356 per year; in United States they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning $41,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $55,346 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cambraye93263/
Scambray93105/
Chambray9358/
Cambra926,091/
Cambry92158/
Chambry86481/
Ciambra86429/
Cambrea86428/
Cambrai86232/
Cambras86120/
Sambray86112/
Cambrey8690/
Chambra8665/
Combray8639/
Caimbra8638/
Canbray869/
Zambray867/
Cambréa864/
Jambray863/
Cambrae861/
Cambriy861/
Cambraia803,108/
Chambrey80240/
Chambroy80104/
Cambrais8055/
Sambraya801/
Cambryia801/
Cahmbrae801/
Scambrey801/
Cambrych801/
Casimbra801/
Qammbray801/
Zambra774,473/
Cambre772,942/
Cambri77999/
Sambra77499/
Cambré77372/
Qambra77157/
Zambry7780/
Kambra7771/
Combra7751/
Jambra7748/
Jambry7727/
Kambry7716/
Canbra773/
Combry773/
Cambrè772/
Sambry772/
Camvra771/
Canbry770/
Chambriya752/
Caimbraia751/
Coimbra7177,884/
Giambra711,791/
Chambre711,272/
Chambri71964/
Cambres71353/
Djambra71347/
Cuimbra71217/
Combras71217/
Caimbre71143/
Khambra71121/
Qambrat7193/
Kambrai7190/
Ţambrea7156/
Sombray7143/
Sambrea7141/
Sambrey7129/
Qanbray7116/
Jambrač7115/
Saambra7113/
Cambris7112/
Cambrou7111/
Chanbra7110/
Sambrai719/
Kambrae719/
Zambrea718/
Sambhra717/
Cambrie717/
Zambraz717/
Kambras715/
Qambrai714/
Coymbra713/
Coumbra713/
Ciombra712/
Coímbra712/
Chambré712/
Zambryi712/
Keambra711/
Sambrah711/
Sambrau711/
Cambree711/
Cambriz711/
Chhambriya711/
Jambhra711/
Zsambra711/
Cambret711/
Coembra711/
Kanmbra711/
Zambras711/
Zambrat711/
Canbraz711/
Coïmbra711/
Zambrah711/
Cambrid711/
Cambrui711/
Kambrey710/
Cambrge710/
Canbrey710/
Combrey710/
Sanbray710/
Coimbras67114/
Combreas6759/
Khambhra6752/
Sambriya6748/
D'Cambre6724/
Cambroux6721/
Sambroia6715/
Khambrai6712/
Jambruia6712/
Dzambrah6710/
Kambriya675/
Tsambras675/
Ciombras675/
Canbraia675/
Chambrie673/
Dziambra672/
Djambrah672/
Kambratt672/
Kambriea671/
Cambroid671/
Chhanbra671/
Chaumbre671/
Jambrath671/
Jambriya671/
Cambrich671/
Jambrash671/
Kasimbra671/
Zambraha671/
Zambroyo671/
Tchambri671/
Ccoimbra671/
Zaumbryi671/
Cambreus671/
Coimbraa671/
Coimbrra671/
Coimmbra671/
Coimnbra671/
Combraia671/
Combreia671/
Kocembra671/
Chambree670/

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