Mumby Surname

136,853rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mumby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mumby,' a parish in the union of Spilsby, Lincolnshire Mumby is found as early as the 13th century; v. infra.

Alicia de Mumby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Heres de Munby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Mumby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7071:32,6414,341
United States8301:436,69837,574
Canada3371:109,33411,723
New Zealand1711:26,4814,643
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Wales191:162,87011,152
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8591:28,3763,840
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States691:727,80746,603

Mumby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mumby,' a parish in the union of Spilsby, Lincolnshire Mumby is found as early as the 13th century; v. infra.

Alicia de Mumby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Heres de Munby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Alan de Mumby, Lincolnshire, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Beatrice de Mumby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1669. Married — Robert Hodskines and Elizabeth Mumbey: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1690. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Bartholomew Mumbey: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Mumby (Lincs), 13th cent. Mumby, Munby = (prob.) Mund’s Settlement or Estate [Old Norse mund, hand, protector; genit. mundu+bý-r, settlement, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire.

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

Mumby Last Name Facts

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

Mumby is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Mumby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mumby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 136,853rd most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,223,168 people. The surname Mumby is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Mumby are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Mumby is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,707 people, or 1 in 32,641. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 49 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 6 percent live and South Yorkshire, where 6 percent live. Aside from England Mumby exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Mumby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mumby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,203 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mumby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Mumby surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Mumby are 17.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mumby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 392.45% more than the national average, earning R 1,170,250 per year; in United States they earn 23.68% more than the national average, earning $53,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% more than the national average, earning $50,566 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Moumby912/
Mumboy911/
Mumbaya83235/
Maumbay832/
Mumba80308,029/
Mumbi8055,085/
Mumbe809,564/
Munby80157/
Momby8015/
Mimby802/
Mutembey7775/
Musimbay7721/
Moumbaya772/
Mumbai733,884/
Muimba733,034/
Maumba732,533/
Muimbi732,120/
Mombay731,613/
Momboy731,322/
Mhumba731,193/
Moumbe731,139/
Maumbe73897/
Muumbe73885/
Maumbi73737/
Muumbi73703/
Mumber73541/
Mombey73285/
Mumbee73280/
Moumba73228/
Muembi73169/
Muembe73142/
Mgumbi73120/
Mimbay7335/
Mimbey7329/
Mumbeh7322/
Muymba7321/
Mimboy7321/
Mumboi7320/
Mumbii7312/
Mhumbi7311/
Muimbe739/
Mumbip738/
Meumba736/
Mumbui736/
Moumbi735/
Mgumbe732/
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Musmbe732/
Munbay732/
Mumbaa732/
Moumbé732/
Mmumba731/
Musmbi731/
Mumbio731/
Mutmbi731/
Mumbei731/
Mumuay731/
Moomby730/
Mausymbay718/
Moumbouyi712/
Musembi6736,053/
Musimbi6714,516/
Mutembe674,012/
Mahumbi671,987/
Musembe67662/
Musimbe67552/
Mutembi67206/
Mahumbe67175/
Mutimbe67126/
Mucembi67108/
Mutimbi6744/
Mutembeeyi6712/
Moumbeu6710/
Mumbaid676/
Mumbhai675/
Mucembe674/
Maumbee671/
Moumbet671/
Mounmbouyi671/
Moumbes671/
Mucimbi671/
Moumbep671/
Mmuimbi671/
Mumbuha671/
Mumboha671/
Mumbehe671/
Mumbeha671/
Mhumbed671/
Moumbio671/
Maumbeh671/
Moumber670/

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