Hambelton Surname

506,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 647 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Hambelton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hamilton,' or 'Hambleton,' or' Hambledon': v. Hamerton and Hamilton. The 'b' is intrusive.

Hambridge, Hambidge. — Local. 'of Hambridge.' I do not know where this place is. Hambidge is a manifest variant.

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Hambelton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4921:736,70557,727
England1411:395,16427,358
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Hambelton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hamilton,' or 'Hambleton,' or' Hambledon': v. Hamerton and Hamilton. The 'b' is intrusive.

Hambridge, Hambidge. — Local. 'of Hambridge.' I do not know where this place is. Hambidge is a manifest variant.

1583. Anthony Hambridge and Margaret Temple: Marriage Lic. (London).

1802. Married — George Hambridge and Mary White: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Hambleton = 1 Hamela’s Estate. 2 the Wether-Enclosure [Old English hamela or hamnola, genit. hamolan, one who has been mutilated (Old English hamelian (English hamble), to mutilate); a wether: cp. Dutch hamel=Ger. hammel, O.H.Ger. hamal, a wether + Old English tún] Hambleton, Lancs, was Hamelton in the 13th cent.

Hambleton, co. Leicester, gives the title of Viscount Hamilton to the Marquis of Abercorn, who, as head of the Hamilton family, inherits it from William de Ham­bleton, grandson of the first Earl of Leicester.—Nat Gaz.

Another form of the name is seen in the old ballad ‘Sir Andrew Barton’— Come hither to mee James Hambilton, Thou art my only sisters sonne; If thou wilt let my beames down fall, Six hundred nobles thou hast wonne.— Percy's Rcliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hambelton Last Name Facts

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

Hambelton occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hambelton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 506,723rd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,263,595 people. The last name Hambelton is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Hambelton reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 492 people, or 1 in 736,705. In The United States Hambelton is primarily concentrated in: Missouri, where 29 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Oregon, where 10 percent are found. Barring The United States Hambelton is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Hambelton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hambelton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hambelton last name increased 820 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 455 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hambelton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hambelton last name are 10.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.86% registered with the political party.

The amount Hambelton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.34% more than the national average, earning $50,348 CAD per year.

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