Massingberd Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Finland

Massingberd Surname Definition:

I can discover nothing satisfactory with regard to this name. I suspect it came at some fairly early period from the Low Countries. As Massingham (which see), however, is a parish in Norfolk, it may be that Massingberd was originally some spot called Massingbergh in Lincolnshire.

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Massingberd Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Finland61:916,11741,832
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Jersey31:17,2942,528

Massingberd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

I can discover nothing satisfactory with regard to this name. I suspect it came at some fairly early period from the Low Countries. As Massingham (which see), however, is a parish in Norfolk, it may be that Massingberd was originally some spot called Massingbergh in Lincolnshire.

1581. Thomas Massingberd, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1681. Married — William Ash and Elizabeth Massinbird, of Northampton: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1701. Buried — Daniel, son of John Masingbard, gent.: History of Norfolk.

1774. — Charles Burrell Massingberd and Ann Blackall: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

A very old Lincolnshire family, dating from temp. Henry II. with the present orthography, though in the XVII. cent. the final syllable was sometimes written beard, in order to preaerve the pronunciation-that syllable clearly having reference to the appendage of the masculine chin. The meaning of the other portion of the name is notao obvious, as no word resembling massing is found in early English or Anglo-Saxon. In some Teutonic dialecta, however, that or a similar form means brass, and hence Massingberd may signify Brazen-beard, with reference to the personal peculiarity. Inf. Rev. F. C. Massingberd, M.A. See Beard.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the German, Massenberg; a location name and personal name.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Massingberd Last Name Facts

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

Massingberd is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Massingberd? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Massingberd are found; 71 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England Massingberd is primarily found in: North Yorkshire, where 60 percent are found, Devon, where 10 percent are found and Durham, where 10 percent are found. Aside from England this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 18 percent are found.

Massingberd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Massingberd has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Massingberd last name expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Massingbird910/
Messingbird820/
Mangbere743/
Mongbert632/

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