Embleton Surname

126,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,606 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Embleton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Embleton' (1) a parish in Northumberland; (2) a chapelry in County Durham, parish of Sedgefield; (3) a chapelry in Cumberland, parish of Brigham.

Embleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8161:30,6824,114
United States5981:606,11949,257
Canada3691:99,85310,844
Australia2261:119,45013,170
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Guyana841:9,0741,420
South Africa651:833,50355,653
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Northern Ireland421:43,9293,909
Wales271:114,6128,773
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Grenada11:108,5351,793
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8441:28,8813,899
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Embleton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Embleton' (1) a parish in Northumberland; (2) a chapelry in County Durham, parish of Sedgefield; (3) a chapelry in Cumberland, parish of Brigham.

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

EMBLTOUN: Perhaps from Embleton in Northumberland. Charles Emeltoun recorded in Dunse, 1719 (Louder).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Embleton = prob. Æmel(a) s Estate. [Old English tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. Northumberland, Cumberland, and Durham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Northumberland.

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

Embledon: Embledon is the name of a Northumberland township. An ancient family bore this name (H.).

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

Embleton Last Name Facts

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

Embleton is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Embleton? popularity and diffusion

Embleton is the 126,110th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,020,950 people. Embleton is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Embleton are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,816 people, or 1 in 30,682. In England Embleton is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 20 percent reside, Durham, where 17 percent reside and Greater London, where 10 percent reside. Apart from England this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Embleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Embleton has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Embleton last name increased 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 879 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Embleton Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Embleton last name are 6.72% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.49% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Embleton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning R 243,144 per year; in United States they earn 4.98% more than the national average, earning $45,296 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.67% more than the national average, earning $56,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hembleton942/
Gembleton941/
Ambleton8845/
Enbleton881/
Hambleton825,784/
Yimbleton820/
Hombleton820/
Hambliton711/
Hanbleton710/
Hamblitan591/

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