Nightengale Surname

284,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,355 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Nightengale Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Nightingale, a village in Monmouthshire; dweller at the sign of the nightingale, a thrush.

Nightengale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2521:289,50426,878
Barbados621:4,636565
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Panama101:391,2268,067
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:215,53118,426

Nightengale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Nightingale, a village in Monmouthshire; dweller at the sign of the nightingale, a thrush.

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

Nightengale Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nightengale is found most in The United States. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nightengale? popularity and diffusion

Nightengale is the 284,130th most common family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 5,378,263 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Nightengale are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,252 people, or 1 in 289,504. In The United States Nightengale is primarily concentrated in: California, where 16 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 10 percent reside and Kansas, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Barbados, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Nightengale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nightengale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nightengale surname increased 537 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nightengale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Nightengale last name are 22.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nightengale earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $43,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.66% less than the national average, earning $39,420 CAD per year.

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