Debnam Surname

162,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,677 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Debnam 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

Debnam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4531:249,45623,730
England5591:99,67510,532
Australia4761:56,7146,917
Canada1111:331,94230,257
Wales221:140,66110,115
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2261:107,85610,669
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1941:258,85921,305

Debnam 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

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

Debnam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Debnam (Bengali: দেবনম) occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Debnam? popularity and diffusion

Debnam is the 162,470th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,722,281 people. The last name Debnam occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Debnam are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,453 people, or 1 in 249,456. In The United States Debnam is most common in: North Carolina, where 40 percent are found, Maryland, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Debnam is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 18 percent are found.

Debnam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Debnam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Debnam last name expanded 749 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 247 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Debnam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Debnam last name are 15.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.02% registered with the party.

The amount Debnam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 96.38% more than the national average, earning 679,647 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.61% less than the national average, earning $38,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.25% less than the national average, earning $44,591 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Debhnam921/
Debnham920/
Debnan837/
Dibnam831/
Dabnam830/
Debnaun7714/
Debnatn776/
Debnathn713/
Debnatnh711/
Divnam679/
Devnan672/
Deevenamm671/
Debnon671/
Ditbnan621/
Devnon500/

Debnam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Debnam in the Bengali language
দেবনমdebanama50
দেবনামdebanama50

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Debnam 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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