Preble Surname

155,495th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Preble Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Prevelles, in France.

Preble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8041:129,26513,642
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9621:52,2025,894

Preble (51) may also be a first name.

Preble Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Prevelles, in France.

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

Preble Last Name Facts

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

Preble is found most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preble? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 155,495th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,586,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Preble are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Preble is also the 1,396,783rd most widely held given name on earth, held by 51 people.

Preble is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,804 people, or 1 in 129,265. In The United States Preble is primarily concentrated in: Maine, where 10 percent live, Florida, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 0 percent live and Argentina, where 0 percent live.

Preble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Preble has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Preble surname grew 291 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preble Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preble surname are 0.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.51% registered with the political party.

Preble earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.07% more than the national average, earning $45,338 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prebles9231/
Prebler923/
Prieble923/
Preeble922/
Prebley921/
Preable920/
Preuble920/
Prebelle861/
Preblesr861/
Prebil83707/
Prible83144/
Prebyl8371/
Prebel8351/
Pryble836/
Prable834/
Prevle832/
Perble831/
Proble831/
Priebel7774/
Prebill7722/
Prisble778/
Preibel774/
Presbyl771/
Prevley771/
Prebell771/
Preevle770/
Pribles770/
Perbles770/
Prayble770/
Peyrebelle753/
Pribl731/
Pribille7173/
Prebelli7157/
Preblich7134/
Prybille713/
Prebilla711/
Pretbell711/
Probelle711/
Prabelle711/
Pribyl672,501/
Pribil671,067/
Prybil67177/
Prybyl6772/
Perbil6758/
Przybille6751/
Pribel6748/
Przibille6717/
Pryweller6715/
Perbel6712/
Prabli674/
Prebylova673/
Przybl672/
Przebilla672/
Prybel672/
Pribly672/
Probli671/
Prewly670/

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Preble Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Preble
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