Dumbell Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dumbell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Domville (which see), a great Cheshire surname. There is not the shadow of a doubt about this derivation.

James Domvile, 1521: Earwaker's History of East Cheshire.

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Dumbell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2801:198,99317,417
Australia391:692,19746,687
United States271:13,424,405494,117
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Wales131:238,04114,239
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2361:103,28510,350
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Dumbell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. A variant of Domville (which see), a great Cheshire surname. There is not the shadow of a doubt about this derivation.

James Domvile, 1521: Earwaker's History of East Cheshire.

James Dowmbill, 1522: ibid.

Peter Dombell, of Newton in Makerfield, 1639: Wills at Chester.

Elizabeth Dombell, 1568: ibid.

Hannah Dumbell, of Newton-in-Makerfield, (1660-80).

Richard Dumbell, of Newton, 1674: ibid.

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dumel or *Domel [cp. Old English dóm, doom, judgment]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dumbell Last Name Facts

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

Dumbell is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumbell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dumbell is the 704,927th most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. The last name Dumbell is predominantly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Dumbell reside; 74 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 198,993. In England Dumbell is most common in: Merseyside, where 45 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 9 percent live and Cheshire, where 8 percent live. Excluding England Dumbell is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Dumbell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dumbell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dumbell surname rose 119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 104 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dumbell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dumbell surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Dumbell earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning R 208,068 per year; in United States they earn 28.53% more than the national average, earning $55,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $41,651 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dumbel9224/
Dumbill86197/
Doumbel866/
Dunbell863/
Dombell860/
Dimbell860/
Dumbille804/
Dunbaell800/
Dombel772,590/
Dumble77468/
Dumbil779/
Dimbel776/
Dumuel772/
Dumbelova756/
Dunwell711,865/
Dunbill714/
Doumble711/
Dounbel711/
Donbell710/
Domwell710/
Dunnwell671/
Dimbil62973/
Dümbül6224/
Dombil629/
Donbel625/
Dunwel621/
Dunble621/
Dhimbl621/
Dunuel620/
Dhimbil575,453/
Donwell5756/
Dunwill5714/
Duunbil574/
Donbill571/
Dunweld571/

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