Honniball Surname

1,398,030th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 156 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Honniball 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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Honniball Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:994,96549,531
United States471:7,711,892346,147
France261:2,554,720189,486
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680

Honniball 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

For Hannibal, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Honniball Last Name Facts

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

Honniball occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Honniball? popularity and diffusion

The surname Honniball is the 1,398,030th most frequently held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 46,715,038 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Honniball live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 994,965. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Suffolk, where 21 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 18 percent reside and Dorset, where 11 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.

Honniball Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Honniball has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Honniball surname increased 140 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Honniball Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Honniball surname are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% being registered with the party.

Honniball earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 28.05% less than the national average, earning $31,046 USD per year.

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