Husbands Surname
Approximately 4,498 people bear this surname
Husbands 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 SurnameHusbands Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,798 | 1:201,590 | 19,808 |
| Barbados | 1,017 | 1:283 | 61 |
| England | 954 | 1:58,405 | 6,999 |
| Canada | 176 | 1:209,350 | 20,314 |
| Guyana | 135 | 1:5,646 | 982 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 122 | 1:11,180 | 1,526 |
| Australia | 62 | 1:435,415 | 34,362 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:56,264 | 5,128 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Panama | 24 | 1:163,011 | 5,136 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 23 | 1:4,898 | 600 |
| Saint Lucia | 17 | 1:10,517 | 1,068 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 290 | 1:84,053 | 8,898 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 428 | 1:117,333 | 11,513 |
Husbands 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.
Husband’s (Son).
(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.
Husbands Demographics
Average Male Husbands Height
174.97 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Husbands Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Husbands Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Husbands occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Husbands click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Husbands? popularity and diffusion
Husbands is the 104,355th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,620,175 people. Husbands is mostly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Husbands are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,798 people, or 1 in 201,590. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 17 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and Texas, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 34 countries. It is also found in Barbados, where 23 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.
Husbands Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Husbands has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Husbands surname rose 420 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 329 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 367 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Husbands Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (73%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Husbands surname are 2.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.47% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Husbands earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.02% more than the national average, earning R 499,092 per year; in Colombia they earn 16.26% less than the national average, earning $19,011,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.34% more than the national average, earning $46,318 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $47,296 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Husband | 93 | 10,180 | / |
| Hubands | 93 | 2 | / |
| Hausband | 88 | 2 | / |
| Housband | 88 | 1 | / |
| Hisbands | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chusband | 88 | 1 | / |
| Huband | 86 | 991 | / |
| Ausband | 80 | 213 | / |
| Hosband | 80 | 88 | / |
| Hujband | 80 | 46 | / |
| Husbond | 80 | 20 | / |
| Gusband | 80 | 1 | / |
| Eubands | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ousband | 80 | 0 | / |
| Heuband | 80 | 0 | / |
| Huiband | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khoushband | 78 | 1 | / |
| Uband | 77 | 25 | / |
| Huybandt | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chouband | 75 | 1 | / |
| Osband | 71 | 329 | / |
| Juband | 71 | 112 | / |
| Euband | 71 | 16 | / |
| Huvand | 71 | 10 | / |
| Guband | 71 | 5 | / |
| Houshvand | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hubant | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ubaind | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hubond | 71 | 0 | / |
| Gouband | 67 | 430 | / |
| Hosbond | 67 | 377 | / |
| Huibant | 67 | 73 | / |
| Jouband | 67 | 23 | / |
| Hubantz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Hubantsova | 67 | 14 | / |
| Khubant | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chuvand | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gauband | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ausvand | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eubants | 67 | 1 | / |
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