Carnaby Surname

289,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lebanon
Highest density in:
Lebanon

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.

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Carnaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lebanon7461:7,5561,202
England2481:224,67018,849
Australia1121:241,03322,440
United States761:4,769,196247,034
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Wales231:134,5459,804
France181:3,690,151224,666
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1281:190,43315,429
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

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).

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

CARNABAY: A surname found in Caithness. From Carnaby in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(? 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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

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.

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