Embleton Surname
Approximately 3,606 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,816 | 1:30,682 | 4,114 |
| United States | 598 | 1:606,119 | 49,257 |
| Canada | 369 | 1:99,853 | 10,844 |
| Australia | 226 | 1:119,450 | 13,170 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Guyana | 84 | 1:9,074 | 1,420 |
| South Africa | 65 | 1:833,503 | 55,653 |
| New Zealand | 58 | 1:78,075 | 11,384 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Northern Ireland | 42 | 1:43,929 | 3,909 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Mexico | 11 | 1:11,284,200 | 41,789 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 844 | 1:28,881 | 3,899 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
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.
EMBLTOUN: Perhaps from Embleton in Northumberland. Charles Emeltoun recorded in Dunse, 1719 (Louder).
(English) belonging to Embleton = prob. Æmel(a) s Estate. [Old English tún]
Parishes, &c., in cos. Northumberland, Cumberland, and Durham.
A location name in Northumberland.
Embledon: Embledon is the name of a Northumberland township. An ancient family bore this name (H.).
Embleton Demographics
Average Male Embleton Height
177.81 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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