Nightengale Surname
Approximately 1,355 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,252 | 1:289,504 | 26,878 |
| Barbados | 62 | 1:4,636 | 565 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 65 | 1:375,006 | 23,176 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 233 | 1:215,531 | 18,426 |
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.
Nightengale Demographics
Nightengale Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Nightengale Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nightengale Come From? nationality or country of origin
Nightengale occurs most in The United States. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nightengale? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 284,130th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,378,263 people. It occurs predominantly 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.
The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,252 people, or 1 in 289,504. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 16 percent live, Oklahoma, where 10 percent live and Kansas, where 10 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Barbados, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Nightengale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Nightengale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nightengale surname rose 537 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Nightengale Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Nightengale surname are 22.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.32% registered with 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nightngale | 95 | 16 | / |
| Nightengal | 95 | 0 | / |
| Nightingale | 91 | 20,953 | / |
| Nightengail | 91 | 2 | / |
| Nightengall | 91 | 0 | / |
| Nightngal | 90 | 1 | / |
| Nightinggale | 87 | 13 | / |
| Nightingales | 87 | 6 | / |
| Nightingayle | 87 | 1 | / |
| Nightingal | 86 | 7 | / |
| Nightinale | 86 | 1 | / |
| Nightingall | 82 | 91 | / |
| Neghtingale | 82 | 9 | / |
| Nightingala | 82 | 4 | / |
| Nightingail | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nightineale | 82 | 1 | / |
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