Cambrey Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Cambrey 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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Cambrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:1,688,42669,999
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Cambrey (39) may also be a first name.

Cambrey 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

Cambrey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cambrey occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Cambrey.

How Common Is The Last Name Cambrey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,967,751st most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 80,972,732 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Cambrey reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Cambrey is also the 1,637,361st most numerous given name on earth, borne by 39 people.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 1,688,426. In England Cambrey is mostly found in: Oxfordshire, where 45 percent reside, Essex, where 24 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 15 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 20 percent reside.

Cambrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cambrey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Cambrey last name grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cambrey Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cambrey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.62% more than the national average, earning $52,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.06% less than the national average, earning $47,170 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chambrey93240/
Scambrey931/
Cambre922,942/
Cambry92158/
Cambray863,243/
Chambre861,272/
Chambry86481/
Cambrea86428/
Cambres86353/
Caimbre86143/
Sambrey8629/
Cambrie867/
Cambrae861/
Cambree861/
Cambriy861/
Cambret861/
Kambrey860/
Cambrge860/
Canbrey860/
Combrey860/
Cambraye80263/
Scambray80105/
Chambroy80104/
Chambray8058/
D'Cambre8024/
Chambrie803/
Cambryia801/
Cahmbrae801/
Chaumbre801/
Cambrych801/
Cambreus801/
Chambree800/
Cambra776,091/
Zambre771,019/
Cambri77999/
Sambre77911/
Jambre77407/
Cambré77372/
Combre77310/
Kambre77152/
Zambry7780/
Jambry7727/
Kambry7716/
Combry773/
Canbre772/
Cambrè772/
Sambry772/
Canbry770/
Chambriya752/
Cambrigge751/
Cambrecht751/
Chambri71964/
Combres71728/
Combret71688/
Ciambra71429/
Cambrai71232/
Kembrey71173/
Cambras71120/
Sambray71112/
Jhambre7184/
Chambra7165/
Coimbre7160/
Combrie7160/
Ţambrea7156/
Sambrea7141/
Combray7139/
Caimbra7138/
Jambres7137/
Khambre7122/
Sambree7118/
Zambree7115/
Cambris7112/
Cambrou7111/
Zhambre7110/
Canbray719/
Sombrey719/
Kambrae719/
Zambrea718/
Sambhre717/
Zambray717/
Sambrie716/
Kambhre715/
Saimbre714/
Cambréa714/
Zambrie714/
Jambray713/
Coombre712/
Jambhre712/
Chambré712/
Zambryi712/
Chombre712/
Kambrej711/
Sanmbre711/
Cambriz711/
Chhambriya711/
Coumbre711/
Giambre711/
Chanbre711/
Jambret711/
Kaambre711/
Cambrid711/
Cambrui711/
Kambrie711/
Sanbrey710/
Conbrey710/
Zambrue710/
Cambraia673,108/
Jambretz6769/
Combreas6759/
Cambrais6755/
Sambriya6748/
Cambroux6721/
Kambriya675/
Kambriea671/
Sambraya671/
Cambroid671/
Jambriya671/
Jhambhre671/
Cambrich671/
Kambrihe671/
Zambroyo671/
Sombreyo671/
Tchambri671/
Casimbra671/
Combretd671/
Qammbray671/
Zaumbryi671/
Combreia671/
Saunbrey670/
Combrech670/

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