Mummery Surname

202,384th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,058 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Andorra

Mummery Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Munbray' or 'Mumbray,' variants of Mowbray, the earliest forms of which include Mumbray.

Mummery Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9941:56,0546,787
Canada3721:99,04710,758
Australia2721:99,24911,236
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
New Zealand581:78,07511,384
Wales431:71,9666,223
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4771:51,1016,204
Wales41:392,10412,338
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Mummery Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Munbray' or 'Mumbray,' variants of Mowbray, the earliest forms of which include Mumbray.

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

A corrupt form of Montbray: v. Mowbray.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A probable corruption of Montmerry, a village in the department of Orne, in Normandy. 2. It may, however, be the same as the baronial name Mowbray, which, originally Monbrai, became in the early centuries after the Conquest Munbray, Mumbray, Mombray, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Montmerry, a village of France, dep. Orne.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Probably for Montmorice, the English form of Montmorency, the history of which family from the fifth century has been written by Duchesne. This line descended from Geoffry, son of Burchard II. of Montmorency (Anselme, iii. 660), who had: 1. Hervey de M. 2. Theobald, named Pagan us, Castellan of Gisors in the Vexin. He wa3 ancestor of the family of Gisors seated in England. Hervey de Montmorency, the elder son, came to England 1066, and was father of GeofFry Fitz-Hervey (Duehesne, 67). He held several manors in Essex, of which his descendant Hervey de Montmorency, Constable of Ireland, was possessor a century later. He m. Adelaide de Clermont, whose name appears with his in charters (Parkin, Hist. King’s Lynn, 171). He had Burchard de M., who was a benefactor of Thetford (Mon. i. 667), and Robert Fitz-Geoffry, who was a baron 1165. He is mentioned in Lincoln 1165 as Robert Maurenciacus (Lib. Niger). He had Hervey, Constable of Ireland, whose nephew Geoffry was Deputy of Ireland t. Henry III., and from whom descended the Barons de Marisco, Ireland, and the Viscounts Mountmorres and Frankfort. The spelling of this name varied greatly, as Montemorentii, Montemarisco, Montemoraci, Montemorentino, &c.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, Momerie; a personal name.

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

Mummery Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mummery is found most in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mummery? popularity and diffusion

Mummery is the 202,384th most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 3,541,082 people. The last name Mummery is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Mummery live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Mummery is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 994 people, or 1 in 56,054. In England Mummery is most common in: Kent, where 26 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Suffolk, where 7 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Mummery Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mummery has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Mummery last name rose 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 944 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,075 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mummery Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Mummery last name is chiefly Anglican (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mummery surname are 4.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.88% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Mummery earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 44.78% less than the national average, earning R 131,232 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.85% more than the national average, earning $57,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mumery928/
Mummera863/
Mummeri863/
Mummary861/
Mumeray861/
Moumery861/
Mumera77849/
Mumere7795/
Mumary7741/
Mumeri777/
Mimery776/
Mumory772/
Momery771/
Mumyry770/
Mummereit753/
Maumary71221/
Moumary7134/
Maumere7116/
Mummari7115/
Moumere718/
Mujmeri718/
Muemeri714/
Meumera711/
Moumeri711/
Mommere711/
Mummare711/
Mummore710/
Mumarey710/
Moomery710/
Musmeeri673/
Moumerri671/
Mumereit671/
Mummaari671/

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