Rimbault Surname

195,104th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Rimbault Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rembald' or Reinbold (Yonge, 378); v. Rumball.

Willielmus fil. Erembaldi, Pipe Roll, 5 Henry II.

Reimbald le Riche. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

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Rimbault Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,0011:33,1954,031
South Africa561:967,45960,627
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England121:4,643,172139,951
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Rimbault Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Rembald' or Reinbold (Yonge, 378); v. Rumball.

Willielmus fil. Erembaldi, Pipe Roll, 5 Henry II.

Reimbald le Riche. Calendarium Rotulorum Patentium in Turri Londinensi.

John fil. Rambaldi, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Renebaud le Palmer, ibid.

1549. 'An yron gonne, call'd a slyng, which gonne Robert Raynbald found in the barley without St. Austen's gates' (Norwich): History of Norfolk.

1675. Henry Townsend and Mildred Rumfiould: Marriage Alleg.(Canterbury).

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

The French Raimbault: v. under Rainbow1.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rimbault Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rimbault is found most frequently in France. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rimbault? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 195,104th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 3,386,406 people. The surname Rimbault occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Rimbault are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most widely held in France, where it is held by 2,001 people, or 1 in 33,195. In France it is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 19 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 18 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent live. Beside France Rimbault occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Rimbault Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rimbault has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rimbault last name increased 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rimbault Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rimbault surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rimbault earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.01% more than the national average, earning R 423,024 per year; in United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.21% more than the national average, earning $71,648 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raimbault947,501/
Rimbeault9428/
Riembault9422/
Rhimbault942/
Reimbault942/
Rimbaut93494/
Raimbeault8960/
Rhaimbault8949/
Raimbaut8888/
Rembault8875/
Raimbult881/
Rimvault880/
Rimbau86329/
Rimbut8625/
Rimbat866/
Rimbaultová841/
Rembeault8214/
Raimboult821/
Rimbaud801,723/
Riembau80129/
Rimbaux8058/
Rembaut8016/
Reimbau8010/
Rimbayu808/
Raimbaultová806/
Raimbau802/
Rimbolt801/
Reambeault7816/
Rimba775,696/
Rimbu771,150/
Raimbaud751,286/
Reymbaut75200/
Raimbaux7571/
Raimbeau7563/
Reimbeau7547/
Rimbeaux7519/
Reimbolt757/
Reimbald756/
Rimbeaud751/
Raimbolt751/
Rimbauch751/
Rimbouts751/
Rimbot71126/
Raimbeaux7177/
Rimbas7163/
Régimbald7149/
Raimbeaud7137/
Rimbai7134/
Rimbea7128/
Rembau7121/
Rembut719/
Régimbeau717/
Rembat716/
Roimba716/
Rimbus714/
Rimbeu713/
Ruimba713/
Rimbou713/
Rimbui712/
Rimbay712/
Rimbah711/
Rimbap711/
Rimbae711/
Rimbad711/
Rimbach671,437/
Rimboud67215/
Rembaud67103/
Rembolt6760/
Rimbold6752/
Rembaux6716/
Rimbayo679/
Raimbay677/
Rembatz676/
Rimboux675/
Rimbaya674/
Reimbai673/
Rheimboldt672/
Reambau672/
Rmbu672/
Raimbai671/
Rmba671/
Rimbaye671/
Rembout671/

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