Husbands Surname

104,355th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

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.

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Husbands Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7981:201,59019,808
Barbados1,0171:28361
England9541:58,4056,999
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Guyana1351:5,646982
Trinidad and Tobago1221:11,1801,526
Australia621:435,41534,362
Wales551:56,2645,128
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Panama241:163,0115,136
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines231:4,898600
Saint Lucia171:10,5171,068
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
France121:5,535,227269,324
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Saint Kitts and Nevis41:13,800846
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2901:84,0538,898
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4281:117,33311,513

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.

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

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.

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

Husband’s (Son).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

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Husband9310,180/
Hubands932/
Hausband882/
Housband881/
Hisbands881/
Chusband881/
Huband86991/
Ausband80213/
Hosband8088/
Hujband8046/
Husbond8020/
Gusband801/
Eubands801/
Ousband800/
Heuband800/
Huiband800/
Khoushband781/
Uband7725/
Huybandt7510/
Chouband751/
Osband71329/
Juband71112/
Euband7116/
Huvand7110/
Guband715/
Houshvand711/
Hubant711/
Ubaind711/
Hubond710/
Gouband67430/
Hosbond67377/
Huibant6773/
Jouband6723/
Hubantz6721/
Hubantsova6714/
Khubant674/
Chuvand672/
Gauband671/
Ausvand671/
Eubants671/

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