Neighbour Surname

178,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,393 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Neighbour Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the neighbour.' This surname has a pleasant ring in it, and nothing could be more natural than its creation.

John Neyghbour, Close Rolls, 33 Henry VI.

1585. Buried — Adam Netghbore: St.

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Neighbour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2741:43,7355,555
Australia2751:98,16611,125
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria901:1,968,25369,534
New Zealand821:55,2238,747
Uruguay401:85,7948,727
India401:19,176,635286,670
Wales231:134,5459,804
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7811:31,2104,148
Wales171:92,2604,121
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Neighbour (244) may also be a first name.

Neighbour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the neighbour.' This surname has a pleasant ring in it, and nothing could be more natural than its creation.

John Neyghbour, Close Rolls, 33 Henry VI.

1585. Buried — Adam Netghbore: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

1599. — Samuell Neyghbor: ibid.

1694. John Frith and Sarah Neighbours: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1772. Married — Charles August Cramer and Elizabeth Neighbour: St. George, Hanover Square.

1779. — Moses Nabour and Mary Rose: ibid.

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

(English) [Old English néah-(ge)búr—néah, nigh; ge)búr, husbandman, boor]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Nyeboe; from the German, Neu­bauer, Neuber, Niebour, Niebuhr; from the Swedish, Neijber, Nieber; from the Dutch, Nieubuur, Nueboer; a personal name.

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

Neighbour Last Name Facts

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

Neighbour is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Neighbour.

How Common Is The Last Name Neighbour? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 178,482nd most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,045,360 people. The surname Neighbour is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Neighbour live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 571,890th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 244 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 1,274 people, or 1 in 43,735. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 23 percent are found, Berkshire, where 7 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 5 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Neighbour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Neighbour has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Neighbour surname expanded 163 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 205 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Neighbour Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Neighbour last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Neighbour earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.1% more than the national average, earning $50,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $52,804 CAD per year.

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