Dimbleby Surname

490,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 675 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dimbleby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dembleby,' a parish in Lincolnshire, six miles from Folkingham. With Dimblebee, compare Applebee for Appleby, which see.

William de Dembeby (sic), Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Dimbleby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4931:113,01811,616
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Malta361:11,952723
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Dimbleby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dembleby,' a parish in Lincolnshire, six miles from Folkingham. With Dimblebee, compare Applebee for Appleby, which see.

William de Dembeby (sic), Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1667. Thomas Lownes and Mary Dimblebee: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1691. Solomon Dimbleby and Elizabeth Stebbing: ibid.

1805. Married — Peter Boddy and Elizabeth Dimbleby: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A corruption of Thimble-by, places in cos. York and Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Thimbleby; a location name in Lincolnshire.

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

Dimbleby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dimbleby is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimbleby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 490,615th most frequent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,796,364 people. Dimbleby is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Dimbleby are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Dimbleby is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 493 people, or 1 in 113,018. In England it is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 23 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 13 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Besides England it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Malta, where 5 percent live.

Dimbleby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dimbleby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dimbleby last name rose 261 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 564 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dimbleby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dimbleby last name are 37.68% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90.91% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dimbleby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.26% less than the national average, earning R 94,440 per year; in United States they earn 11.23% less than the national average, earning $38,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $49,356 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dimblebey945/
Dimbelby881/
Dembleby880/
Dimbilby880/
Dombleby880/
Dimblebee8276/
Diombeleba786/
Timbaleeba671/
Denblebeis560/

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