Carnaby Surname
Approximately 1,325 people bear this surname
Carnaby Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carnaby,' a parish in East Riding Yorkshire, about three miles from Bridlington.
Rogerus de Carnaby, brasiator. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Carnaby, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameCarnaby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 746 | 1:7,556 | 1,202 |
| England | 248 | 1:224,670 | 18,849 |
| Australia | 112 | 1:241,033 | 22,440 |
| United States | 76 | 1:4,769,196 | 247,034 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 128 | 1:190,433 | 15,429 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
Carnaby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carnaby,' a parish in East Riding Yorkshire, about three miles from Bridlington.
Rogerus de Carnaby, brasiator. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Carnaby, 1379: ibid.
1669. Married — Walter Carnaby and Martha Cooley: St. James, Clerkenwell.
William Carnabee and Martha Cooley: ibid.
1677. Samuel Carnaby and Amy Samback: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
CARNABAY: A surname found in Caithness. From Carnaby in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
(? Celtic + Scandinavian) belonging to Carnaby (Yorks) = perh. the ‘Cairn-Settlement’ [Celtic carn, cairn + Scandinavian by, settlement, village] If this derivation be correct the medial a is intrusive, as in 'Greenaway,’ &c. The same spelling (Carnaby) occurs more than once in the 14th cent.
A parish in Yorkshire.
A location name in Yorkshire.
Carnaby Demographics
Carnaby Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Carnaby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carnaby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Carnaby has its highest incidence in Lebanon. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Carnaby? popularity and diffusion
Carnaby is the 289,292nd most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 5,500,035 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Carnaby reside; 57 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Levant.
The last name is most widespread in Lebanon, where it is held by 746 people, or 1 in 7,556. In Lebanon it is most common in: Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, where 98 percent are found, South Governorate, where 1 percent are found and Nabatiye Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Excluding Lebanon this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Carnaby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Carnaby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Carnaby surname increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 383 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carnaby Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Carnaby last name is predominantly Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Carnaby surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.92% being registered with the party.
The amount Carnaby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 268.84% more than the national average, earning R 876,504 per year; in United States they earn 29.18% more than the national average, earning $55,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.72% less than the national average, earning $36,905 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czarnabay | 88 | 6 | / |
| Charnabay | 88 | 4 | / |
| Cornaby | 86 | 318 | / |
| Karnaby | 86 | 45 | / |
| Carneby | 86 | 11 | / |
| Carnaba | 86 | 8 | / |
| Carnauba | 80 | 2,481 | / |
| Carnaiba | 80 | 101 | / |
| Chornaby | 80 | 52 | / |
| Carnaíba | 80 | 4 | / |
| Carnaube | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carnaway | 80 | 1 | / |
| Charnoby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carnayba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carnoway | 80 | 0 | / |
| Czarnobay | 75 | 199 | / |
| Charnobay | 75 | 26 | / |
| Czornabay | 75 | 10 | / |
| Charnouby | 75 | 9 | / |
| Carnahyba | 75 | 8 | / |
| Chornabay | 75 | 3 | / |
| Ciarnabai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Charnabai | 75 | 1 | / |
| Czarnabaj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Corneby | 71 | 143 | / |
| Zarnabi | 71 | 60 | / |
| Cornabe | 71 | 35 | / |
| Karnabi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Karnavy | 71 | 13 | / |
| Karnabe | 71 | 10 | / |
| Karnaba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Jarnabi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cornabé | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sarnabi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Charnobi | 67 | 204 | / |
| Chornoby | 67 | 112 | / |
| Czarnoba | 67 | 70 | / |
| Sarnabeh | 67 | 36 | / |
| Karnabed | 67 | 26 | / |
| Carnavet | 67 | 23 | / |
| Karnabie | 67 | 20 | / |
| Karnabai | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kharnabi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Karnabee | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sarnabie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Karnabeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Corneeby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karnaber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carnavai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarnabai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kornabey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cornabee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cornaway | 67 | 0 | / |
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