Claringbold Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Claringbold Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clerebold' (Domesday, Clarebold, Suffolk). This, like all other names with suffix -bold or -bald, became Clerebaud, then Clerebut or Clarabut.

Roger Clerebaud, Salop, 1273.

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Claringbold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1641:339,74424,836
Australia1561:173,04917,681
Canada751:491,27542,011
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1091:223,62717,016
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Claringbold Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Clerebold' (Domesday, Clarebold, Suffolk). This, like all other names with suffix -bold or -bald, became Clerebaud, then Clerebut or Clarabut.

Roger Clerebaud, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Clerebald le Burdel, ibid.

Willelmus fil. Clerenbald, 6 Henry II:

Whitaker's Craven.

'Subscription to Restoration of Peterborough Cathedral, Miss Gibson, per Mr. Clarabut': Standard, Aug. 37, 1888.

This surname seems to have troubled the registrar:

1711. Thomas Claringbold, married: Reg. Canterbury Cath.

1735. Elizabeth Clarahutt, married: ibid.

1736. Elizabeth Claringbull, married: ibid.

Probably this family are descended from William Cleribaud, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

'The following twenty-four persons were admitted masters for the Dutch John Powells, ... John Mynchelles, ... Pascall Clarebote.' Norwich, 1565: History of Norfolk.

'Mr. H. N. Claringbold was third mate of the emigrant vessel Kapunda, lost in a collision off the coast of Brazil': Manchester Guardian.

'The Rev. E. B. Clarabut, B.A., licensed to St. Michael and All Angels, Walthamstow': Manchester Courier, May 17, 1888.

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

Geoffry Clerenbolt was of Normandy, 1180 (Mag. Rot. Scac.); N. Clarenbaut, in Sussex, 1199 (Palgr. Rot. Cur.Reg.); Roger Clerenbaud, in Salop, c. 1272 (Rot. Hund.).

The Norman People (1874)

Claringbold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Claringbold has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Claringbold click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Claringbold? popularity and diffusion

Claringbold is the 658,434th most frequently used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 39 percent of Claringbold are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 164 people, or 1 in 339,744. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 46 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 9 percent are found and Cornwall, where 7 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.

Claringbold Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Claringbold has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Claringbold last name grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Claringbold Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Claringbold last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Claringbold surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Claringbold earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.64% less than the national average, earning $36,401 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $50,209 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Claringbould96161/
Clarringbold961/
Claring-Bould9213/
Claringbole9129/
Claringbuld910/
Clarnigbold910/
Claringball820/
Clarringball780/

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