Debenham Surname

162,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Debenham Surname Definition:

(English or Celtic + English) belonging to Debenham (Suff.) - the Land of the (River) Deben [Old English ham(m} a piece of land, enclosure] John de Debenham.—Hundred Rolls

Debenham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3561:41,0905,277
Australia5511:48,9946,105
United States4611:786,24560,824
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
Canada1261:292,42527,191
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales91:343,83718,086
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
France31:22,140,907385,998
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5421:44,9735,596
Wales61:261,4039,165
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Debenham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English or Celtic + English) belonging to Debenham (Suff.) - the Land of the (River) Deben [Old English ham(m} a piece of land, enclosure] John de Debenham.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Suffolk.

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

Debenham is the name of a Suffolk town; but it is also an ancient Suffolk surname. Two bailiffs (mayors) of Ipswich bore the name in the 15th century (W.). In the 13th century there was a De Debenham residing in Hunts (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Debenham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Debenham is found most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Debenham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Debenham is the 162,470th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,722,281 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Debenham live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 1,356 people, or 1 in 41,090. In England it is most common in: Suffolk, where 19 percent live, Greater London, where 17 percent live and Essex, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 23 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 21 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Debenham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Debenham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Debenham last name rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Debenham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Debenham surname is principally Congregationalist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Debenham last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.18% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Debenham earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.16% more than the national average, earning $52,711 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $46,909 CAD per year.

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Debenham Reference & Research

Debenham One-name Study - A profile of the Debenham surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Debenham 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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