Humble Surname

45,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Humble Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Humble.' 'Humble. Though looking like a moral characteristic, this appellation is doubtless derived from the manor of West Humble, in the parish of Mickleham, Surrey' (Lower). Whether this spot be the true parent or not, I cannot say, but I suspect Lower is quite correct in assigning a local origin.

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Humble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,3451:57,1256,797
England2,1711:25,6653,510
Australia7291:37,0314,863
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
Canada6121:60,2057,093
Nigeria1831:967,99341,230
Sweden1781:55,3194,278
Scotland1481:36,1743,513
Denmark591:95,6739,081
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Wales431:71,9666,223
Netherlands351:482,49146,668
Belgium321:359,27039,406
India201:38,353,269431,471
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France71:9,488,960336,266
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3771:17,7022,565
Scotland381:98,5064,956
Wales61:261,4039,165
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0191:49,2825,613

The alternate forms: Humblé (105) are calculated separately.

Humble (5,699) may also be a first name.

Humble Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Humble.' 'Humble. Though looking like a moral characteristic, this appellation is doubtless derived from the manor of West Humble, in the parish of Mickleham, Surrey' (Lower). Whether this spot be the true parent or not, I cannot say, but I suspect Lower is quite correct in assigning a local origin.

William de Humbill, Worcestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1529-30. William Humble and Elizabeth Hope: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

A pension was paid to Schir John Hummill c. 1562 (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 362). Thomas Humble in Auchinchrie, 1633 (Inquis., 1982), William Humbill retoured heir of Jean Humbill, 1650 (Retours, Edinburgh, 1023), and Isobel Humble is recorded in Bawfield of Clochie, 1750 (Brechin). Lower suggests this name comes from the manor of West Humble in Surrey, and Bardsley agrees. Harrison derives it from the moral characteristic.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Teutonic) 1 Hun-Bold [Old Teutonic Hun- bald— Hun, prob. the tribal name + Old Saxon O.H.Ger. bald = Old English b(e)ald = Old Norse ball-r, bold] 2 an Anglicization of the Ger. Hummel, a nickname from the Humble-Bee, Drone [Middle High German hummel, O.H.Ger. humbal] (Anglo-French-Latin) Meek [Middle English Old French humble, Latin humil-is]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(1) Place name in Surrey, England. (2) Corrup­tion of Humboldt.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Though looking like a moral characteristic, this appellation is doubtless derived from the manor of West Humble in the parish of Mickleham, co. Surrey.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

1. Corrupted from the name Humboldt. 2. From the manor of W. Humble, parish of Mickleham, Surrey. Ferguson derives the old Danish names Humbl or Humbli from Old Norse humall, the hop plant; and he says our name Humble occurs chiefly in the old Danish districts of England.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Danish, Humble, Hummel; from the French, Humblet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Humble Last Name Facts

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

The last name Humble (Marathi: चुंबळे) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant: Humblé. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Humble? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,177th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 634,417 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Humble reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 88,528th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 5,699 people.

The surname Humble is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 6,345 people, or 1 in 57,125. In The United States Humble is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, North Carolina, where 7 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States it exists in 63 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Humble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Humble has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Humble last name grew 623 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 389 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 717 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Humble Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Humble surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Humble surname are 18.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.47% registered with the party.

The amount Humble earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.28% less than the national average, earning R 118,152 per year; in United States they earn 4.33% less than the national average, earning $41,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $49,831 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Humblé94105/
Humblet922,399/
Humbles921,137/
Chumble92148/
Humbley9244/
Humbler9238/
Humbled9217/
Hummble922/
Humblee921/
Hujmble921/
Umble91605/
Humbl911/
Chumbley862,285/
Chumbler86403/
Chumbhle868/
Humbleet864/
Chumblhe862/
Humblett862/
Chumblet861/
Chumblee860/
Chumbles860/
Humbel831,445/
Gumble83802/
Humbla83224/
Homble83125/
Umbles8356/
Jumble8335/
Humbly8313/
Umbley838/
Umbleu833/
Hunble833/
Humbli832/
Himble832/
Chumbl831/
Umbhle831/
Umblee831/
Umbler831/
Hummbl831/
Chumbille802/
Umbl801/
Chumbless801/
Gumbley77791/
Chumbly7715/
Goumble7710/
Humblla778/
Homblea778/
Hunbley774/
Umbelle772/
Umblejs772/
Șumblea771/
Chunble771/
Humbell771/
Humbilt771/
Hummbel771/
Jumbley771/
Umbel73550/
Omble73133/
Umbil7338/
Gumbl7315/
Umbli738/
Imble731/
Umbla731/
Hombelle715/
Chhumbel715/
Chunbley712/
Chumblya712/
Chumvley711/
Humbilli711/
Gumbel67999/
Chumbilla67417/
Homblé6786/
Hombla6767/
Omblea6754/
Hombel6745/
Umblia6716/
Chumbhlya6713/
Gumbil6712/
Jumbil674/
Umblyi673/
Gumbly672/
Umbell672/
Jimble672/
Haumuelle672/
Hounblehe671/
Jumbly671/
Ombley671/
Umblla671/
Gunble671/
Oumbly671/
Oumbla671/
Oumbel671/
Homblè671/
Umbuul671/
Himbli671/
Hunbel671/
Umblli671/
Unbles671/
Jumbel671/
Hinble670/
Imbley670/

Humble Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Humble in the Marathi language
चुंबळेcumbale-

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