Nightingill Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Nightingill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nightingill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:714,33440,171
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Nightingill Last Name Facts

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

Nightingill is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Nightingill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nightingill? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,091,648th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Nightingill is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Nightingill reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 78 people, or 1 in 714,334. In England Nightingill is most numerous in: Essex, where 37 percent live, Greater London, where 22 percent live and Somerset, where 12 percent live. Not including England Nightingill exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.

Nightingill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nightingill has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 557 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nightingill
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