Honeyball Surname

501,369th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Honeyball Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Annable,' 'that perplexing name, Annabella,' as Miss Yonge styles it (History Christian Names).

There is no difficulty about it. Originally it was Amable or Amabel, but very soon became Annabel, whence the Scottish Annaple and Annabella.

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Honeyball Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4171:133,61613,153
South Africa1041:520,93941,780
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Australia291:930,88655,860
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
Wales191:162,87011,152
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3281:74,3158,151

Honeyball Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Annable,' 'that perplexing name, Annabella,' as Miss Yonge styles it (History Christian Names).

There is no difficulty about it. Originally it was Amable or Amabel, but very soon became Annabel, whence the Scottish Annaple and Annabella. From this was formed Arabella; compare Harry from Henry. The Hundred Rolls give the true and earliest forms; v. Annable.

Amabilia (without surname), Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John fil. Amabilie, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John Amable Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Amabilia de Amet, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Amabil, or Amable, or Amiable de Bydun, Bedfordshire, ibid.

The next stage, as above stated, was a change from m to n.

Richard Anabilla, Close Rolls Richard II.

John Anable, Close Rolls, 22 Edward III.

Peter fil. Annabel, 1311. Writs of Parliament.

Johan Brase, et Anabul sa femme, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Anabilla de Harpham, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).

The final stage was to aspirate the initial vowel, so common a practice in names, as shown over and over again in this dictionary (v. Hodson). We may look upon the surname Hanniball therefore as imitative of the famous Hannibal of our school-days.

(a) Bapt. 'the son of Hannibal.' Unquestionably in some cases Hanniball and its variants must be looked upon as derived from the historical name. We find it as early as the 13th century:

Mathew Hanybal, Close Rolls, 39 Henry III.

It was also introduced into England from Italy by spice merchants and money-lenders:

Peter Haniballus, Chris Romanus. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.Stolen from Fore-bears

Speaking generally, however, I doubt not the Hanniballs, &c, of our London and other English directories are but imitative, and are in reality derived from the once very familiar girl's name Annable. I may add that Arabella, the Scotch variant of Annabella, was early anticipated by the following entry:

Arable de Meyhamme, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

I append a few instances from modern registers:

Thomas Hannyball, 1513: Register of the University of Oxford.

1805. Married — William Green and Margaret Hanniball: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Corruption of Hannibal.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Honeyball Last Name Facts

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

Honeyball occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Honeyball? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 501,369th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 11,109,064 people. The surname Honeyball is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Honeyball live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 417 people, or 1 in 133,616. In England Honeyball is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 20 percent are found, East Sussex, where 12 percent are found and Essex, where 12 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Honeyball Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Honeyball has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Honeyball last name grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Honeyball Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Honeyball earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.03% more than the national average, earning R 259,104 per year and in United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

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