Emblem Surname

506,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Emblem Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emelin,' popularly Emlin and (with intrusive b) Emblin. Emblem is an imitative corruption.

John fil. Emelyne, Somerset, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

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Emblem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2641:19,4782,479
England1081:515,90832,533
Canada801:460,57039,784
United States761:4,769,196247,034
Australia641:421,80833,593
Scotland161:334,61415,044
France91:7,380,302306,885
Jersey51:19,8403,614
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England871:280,17719,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Emblem (34) may also be a first name.

Emblem Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Emelin,' popularly Emlin and (with intrusive b) Emblin. Emblem is an imitative corruption.

John fil. Emelyne, Somerset, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Willelmus Emelyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Emelina la Petyte, Close Rolls, 12 Edward II.

1439. John Emelyn, rector of Witchingham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1602. Baptised — Edward, s. William Emlin: St. James, Clerkenwell.

The baptismal name with the intrusive 'b' is found in several registers:

Emblen, d. of Thomas Horkie 1585: Reg. St. Columb Major, Cornwall.

Emblen, d. of John Jerman, 1586; ibid.

1630-40. John Hobson and Emblen Hornett: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

The following represents a further corruption:

1665. Baptised — John, s. Isaac and Imblin Miller: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

For Emelin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From some place compounded of ham, a dwelling. compare the surname Embleton, also the appellation of parishes, &c., in cos. Cumberland, Durham, and Northumberland.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Emblem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emblem is found most frequently in Norway. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Emblem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 506,165th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 11,246,213 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Emblem are found; 61 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name on earth, borne by 34 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is held by 264 people, or 1 in 19,478. In Norway Emblem is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 76 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 20 percent live and Northern Norway, where 2 percent live. Besides Norway Emblem occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Emblem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Emblem has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Emblem surname expanded 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 475 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Emblem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Emblem surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Emblem earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 8.72% less than the national average, earning 315,906 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $42,238 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.16% more than the national average, earning $60,196 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Embleme922/
Jemblem922/
Emblen83315/
Omblem8322/
Hemblemme801/
Hemblen7749/
Hamblem7712/
Gemblen772/
Ahmblem771/
Yemblime71631/
Hembleen711/
Emblin67288/
Hemblenne6742/
Embling62862/
Hamblim6215/
Hemblin622/
Gimblim620/
Hembling57410/
Hemblint571/

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Emblem Reference & Research

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

Emblin 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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