Cambridge Surname
Approximately 7,409 people bear this surname
Cambridge Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cambridge,' the well-known University and capital town of the county of that name.
Johannes de Cambrege, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1729. Married — Abraham Cambridge and Millicant Tidman: St.
Read More About This SurnameCambridge Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,230 | 1:162,538 | 16,540 |
| England | 1,993 | 1:27,957 | 3,784 |
| Canada | 358 | 1:102,921 | 11,137 |
| Australia | 331 | 1:81,558 | 9,472 |
| Guyana | 294 | 1:2,593 | 475 |
| Ecuador | 291 | 1:54,659 | 4,901 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 270 | 1:5,052 | 817 |
| Bahamas | 225 | 1:1,741 | 287 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Ireland | 153 | 1:30,777 | 2,695 |
| Scotland | 150 | 1:35,692 | 3,478 |
| New Zealand | 131 | 1:34,567 | 5,960 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 122 | 1:923 | 203 |
| Jamaica | 114 | 1:25,175 | 2,010 |
| Suriname | 89 | 1:6,209 | 1,452 |
| Grenada | 80 | 1:1,357 | 253 |
| Venezuela | 62 | 1:487,163 | 9,407 |
| Wales | 48 | 1:64,469 | 5,713 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| Netherlands | 42 | 1:402,076 | 42,431 |
| Northern Ireland | 38 | 1:48,554 | 4,148 |
| Nigeria | 23 | 1:7,701,859 | 170,290 |
| India | 22 | 1:34,866,608 | 408,224 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Panama | 6 | 1:652,043 | 10,051 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 95 | 1:46,630 | 4,041 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 847 | 1:28,778 | 3,891 |
| Scotland | 55 | 1:68,058 | 4,042 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 293 | 1:171,395 | 15,445 |
Cambridge (429) may also be a first name.
Cambridge Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cambridge,' the well-known University and capital town of the county of that name.
Johannes de Cambrege, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1729. Married — Abraham Cambridge and Millicant Tidman: St. Antholin (London).
1760. — John Cambridge and Flora Marlow: St. George, Hanover Square.
Belonging to Cambridge, the Anglo-Saxon name of which was Grantabrycg = the Bridge over the Granta [Old English brycg]
With the prefix Mac this is Mac Ambróis, of Scottish origin and found mainly in north-east Ulster; without the prefix it is usually an English toponymic. It is occasionally changed to Chambers. SIF 27
The town and university. In the Highlands of Scotland they have a Mae Cambridge. In England the 'sons of Cambridge ' are innumerable.
Cambridge Demographics
Average Male Cambridge Height
178.39 cm
Average Female Cambridge Height
161.06 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cambridge Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cambridge Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cambridge is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cambridge? popularity and diffusion
The surname Cambridge is the 67,191st most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 983,607 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Cambridge are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 34 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Cambridge is also the 414,511th most frequent first name internationally, held by 429 people.
The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,230 people, or 1 in 162,538. In The United States Cambridge is primarily found in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 14 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in England, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.
Cambridge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Cambridge has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cambridge surname expanded 761 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 161 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 273 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cambridge Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (37%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Cambridge surname are 3.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.86% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cambridge earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 166.8% more than the national average, earning R 634,008 per year; in United States they earn 1.31% more than the national average, earning $43,715 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.72% less than the national average, earning $44,356 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caimbridge | 95 | 2 | / |
| Cambrige | 94 | 12 | / |
| Cambride | 94 | 4 | / |
| Chammbridge | 90 | 1 | / |
| Combridge | 89 | 636 | / |
| Sambridge | 89 | 292 | / |
| Canbridge | 89 | 4 | / |
| Kambridge | 89 | 3 | / |
| Cambrigge | 89 | 1 | / |
| Coombridge | 84 | 119 | / |
| Cambrice | 82 | 102 | / |
| Cambrise | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kambrige | 82 | 0 | / |
| Sanbridge | 78 | 1 | / |
| Cambresy | 71 | 195 | / |
| Cambrezy | 71 | 50 | / |
| Cambrisi | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kambrage | 71 | 1 | / |
| Combredet | 67 | 20 | / |
| Cambrouse | 67 | 12 | / |
| Cambrouze | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cambrésis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cambresis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cambreses | 67 | 1 | / |
| Combreze | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cambrézy | 59 | 1 | / |
| Cambrésy | 59 | 1 | / |
| Combrouze | 56 | 253 | / |
| Combrouse | 56 | 22 | / |
| Koumbridis | 53 | 7 | / |
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Cambridge Reference & Research
McCambridge DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
McCambridge FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cambridge
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