Humberstone Surname

227,277th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Humberstone Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) belonging to 1 Humber- stone (Lincs) = the (R.) Humber Stone (Dwelling or Monument) [Old English stán = Old Norse steinn] 2 Humberstone (Leic.) = (prob.) Hun- berht’s Stone (Dwelling or Monument).

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Humberstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2211:45,6335,751
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Australia1231:219,47721,009
Canada1011:364,80832,793
New Zealand681:66,59310,133
Wales381:81,4356,830
Scotland101:535,38220,332
El Salvador71:906,2703,798
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5951:40,9675,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Humberstone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) belonging to 1 Humber- stone (Lincs) = the (R.) Humber Stone (Dwelling or Monument) [Old English stán = Old Norse steinn] 2 Humberstone (Leic.) = (prob.) Hun- berht’s Stone (Dwelling or Monument).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

My maiden name was Humberstone, it was also often spelt Humberston on some old documents. It appears to have come from a village near Grimsby in Lincolnshire which is called Humberston. My father's family were from near this area.

- janparry

The Humberstone surname is linked to Leicester, this city has a district called Humberstone. It means 'beestone'.

- bingo794

Humberstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Humberstone occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Humberstone.

How Common Is The Last Name Humberstone? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 227,277th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,082,659 people. The surname Humberstone occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Humberstone reside; 72 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,221 people, or 1 in 45,633. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 15 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 11 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Apart from England Humberstone is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.

Humberstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Humberstone has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 782 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Humberstone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Moravian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Humberstone last name are 5.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Humberstone earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $52,177 CAD per year.

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