Husband Surname
Approximately 10,180 people bear this surname
Husband Surname Definition:
Unknown origin.
Walter le Husebond, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robertus Foghler, et Cecilia uxor ejus, husband, Webster, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Frankys et Isabella uxor ejus, husband, smyth: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameHusband Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,579 | 1:79,157 | 9,033 |
| England | 2,400 | 1:23,216 | 3,234 |
| Canada | 865 | 1:42,596 | 5,290 |
| Australia | 805 | 1:33,535 | 4,419 |
| New Zealand | 335 | 1:13,517 | 2,344 |
| Scotland | 291 | 1:18,398 | 2,198 |
| Panama | 119 | 1:32,876 | 1,874 |
| Pakistan | 118 | 1:1,513,931 | 16,403 |
| Wales | 118 | 1:26,225 | 2,724 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| France | 63 | 1:1,054,329 | 115,549 |
| Ireland | 48 | 1:98,103 | 5,309 |
| India | 42 | 1:18,263,461 | 278,402 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 35 | 1:38,971 | 3,714 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Iran | 25 | 1:3,071,301 | 92,215 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 24 | 1:4,599 | 723 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Senegal | 7 | 1:2,082,763 | 4,662 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4 | 1:28,165 | 1,050 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 22 | 1:201,358 | 9,557 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,331 | 1:18,314 | 2,637 |
| Scotland | 345 | 1:10,850 | 1,356 |
| Wales | 61 | 1:25,712 | 1,467 |
| Jersey | 11 | 1:4,717 | 830 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 543 | 1:92,484 | 9,489 |
Husband (124) may also be a first name.
Husband Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Unknown origin.
Walter le Husebond, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robertus Foghler, et Cecilia uxor ejus, husband, Webster, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus Frankys et Isabella uxor ejus, husband, smyth: ibid.
John Husebonde, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
William Husebond, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.
1728. Married — William Phillips and Hannah Husband: St. George, Hanover Square.
1742. Buried — James Husbands: St. Dionis Backchurch.
HUSBAND: 'Husband' probably corresponded to English 'yeoman,' one owning and himself cultivating a piece of land. According to Cosmo Innes (Legal antiquities, p. 242) a husband was the fanner of a husbandland of 26 acres. In 1437 we have mention of John Parvus, husband, in the vill of Tullibothy (SCM., V, p. 261). Alexander Husband was prepositus of Invemairn in 1291 (Bain, II, p. 543), and in 1295 he was one of those who attested to the valuation of Kylrauoc and Estirgedeys (Cawdor, p. 3; Rost p. 30). Andrew Husband was a weaver in Perth in 1506. Andrew Husband, portioner of Nether Kincairdney, had sasine as heir of his father John Husband, of an annual rent from lands of Stralochie in the parish of Capeth, 1679 (DPD., I, p. 262). John Husband in Snaigo, Kirkcudbright, 1689 (RPC., 3. ser. XIV, p. 778). James Husband in Craigend, 1695, and eight more of the name are in Commissariot Record of Dunkeld.
(Anglo-Scand.) Married Man; Farmer; orig. House-Master [Middle English housbond(e, hasebond(e, &c.; Old English húsbónda, Old Norse húsbóndi, master of a house]
(English) One who owned and cultivated a husbandland (about 26 acres), a middle class of English villagers who lived in a house instead of a cote; one who tilled the soil, a farmer.
Not simply a married man (maritus), but anyone entrusted with the higher domestic duties or functions. In medieval documents the surname is written Le Husbande.
From Husborne (?); a location name in Bedfordshire Simon Huseband in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John
Husband: the man who cultivated the portion of soil which derived from him the name of husband-land, a measure known in the Merse and Lothian. Hence the surname Younghusband - i.e., (John) Young the Husband (land-holder).
Husband Demographics
Husband Political Affiliation
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Husband Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Husband Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Husband (Marathi: हुसबंद) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Husband? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 50,400th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 715,869 people. Husband is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Husband live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 836,439th most frequently used first name worldwide. It is borne by 124 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 4,579 people, or 1 in 79,157. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 15 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Mississippi, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.
Husband Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Husband has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Husband surname rose 843 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 16 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 193 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 218 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Husband Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Husband last name is primarily Methodist (52%) in Ireland.
In The United States Husband are 7.87% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.64% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Husband earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.28% more than the national average, earning R 404,640 per year; in United States they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning $40,209 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,211 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Husband Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Husband in the Marathi language | ||
| हुसबंद | husabanda | 42.86 |
| बंद | banda | 42.86 |
| हुसाबंद | husabanda | 14.29 |
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