Hambrook Surname

281,605th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Hambrook Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hambrook,' a chapelry in the parish of Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, six miles from Bristol.

Hambrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5641:98,79110,454
Canada3041:121,20312,728
United States1911:1,897,691123,202
Australia1751:154,26116,255
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales111:281,32115,850
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
China31:455,773,85521,925
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4421:55,1486,567
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Hambrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hambrook,' a chapelry in the parish of Winterbourne, Gloucestershire, six miles from Bristol.

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

(English) belonging to Hambrook = the Pasture-Brook [v. under Ham(m, and + Middle English broke, Old English bróc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hamlet in co. Gloucester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Hambrook Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hambrook is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hambrook? popularity and diffusion

Hambrook is the 281,605th most commonly held surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,319,377 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Hambrook are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 564 people, or 1 in 98,791. In England Hambrook is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 31 percent live, Greater London, where 17 percent live and Hampshire, where 7 percent live. Excluding England this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Hambrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hambrook has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Hambrook surname expanded 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 1,061 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hambrook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hambrook last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hambrook earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 23.16% less than the national average, earning R 182,604 per year; in United States they earn 31.33% more than the national average, earning $56,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.42% more than the national average, earning $58,835 CAD per year.

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