Rumbles Surname

421,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 822 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Rumbles Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reinbold' Yonge, ii. 378); v. Rimbault. In Domesday there are recorded Reinbald, Worcestershire, and Reinbold, Somerset Lower adds Rumbaldus. compare the local Rumboldswyke, a parish in the Diocese Chichester.

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Rumbles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3281:1,105,05879,932
England2561:217,64918,479
Scotland1361:39,3663,718
Canada431:856,87466,382
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales81:386,81619,671
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
Scotland191:197,0117,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Rumbles Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Reinbold' Yonge, ii. 378); v. Rimbault. In Domesday there are recorded Reinbald, Worcestershire, and Reinbold, Somerset Lower adds Rumbaldus. compare the local Rumboldswyke, a parish in the Diocese Chichester. The surname has run riot in corrupted forms. The following is a curious proof of this statement:

'After the Dissolution, King Henry VIII, in the year 1545, granted the impropriate rectory (of Keteringham, Norfolk) to Robert Rumbold, alias Reynbald, and his heirs, to be held in capiu by knight's service; and in 1558, Anne wife of Benjamin Reynbald...had livery of it': History of Norfolk.

To this day Rumball is a popular surname in Norfolk and Suffolk. For a curious imitative corruption, v. Rainbird.

Roger Rumbold, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Rumbald, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

Reynebaud le Paumer, Norfolk, ibid.

Rombald Cosin, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1665. John Rumboll and Joane Jether: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1688. Married — Thomas Watts and Anne Rumball: St. Mary Aldermary, London.

1785.— Daniel Prale and Mary Ramble: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Reinbald, a Teutonic name of great antiquity, whence Rumbolds-Wyke, co. Sussex. Reinbald, Rumbaldus, Rumoldus, &c., occur in Domesday.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rumbold is an ancient name. As Rumbold and Rumbald it occurred in Bucks and Cambridgeshire in the 13th century (H. R.). Rumbolds - Wyke is a Sussex parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Rumbles Last Name Facts

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

Rumbles is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Rumbles.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumbles? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 421,746th most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 8,865,628 people. The surname Rumbles occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Rumbles reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 1,105,058. In The United States Rumbles is most numerous in: Nevada, where 62 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and Missouri, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 14 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and Scotland, where 17 percent are found.

Rumbles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Rumbles has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Rumbles surname grew 2,982 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 716 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rumbles Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rumbles surname are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Rumbles earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 20.36% more than the national average, earning R 286,032 per year; in United States they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $46,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.44% more than the national average, earning $50,896 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hrumbles934/
Rumble928,807/
Rumbls921/
Hrumbless881/
Rumbley86564/
Rumbler8644/
Rombles864/
Rhumble862/
Rumbels862/
Rhumbler807/
Rimbleus803/
Ruembels800/
Rumbly7711/
Romble7710/
Rumbli776/
Runble771/
Rombley71739/
Rumblay711/
Ronbles711/
Runbley710/
Rombleij671/
Raunbhler630/
Rombla6240/
Rombli6210/
Rombly621/
Ronble621/
Rumvli621/
Rombloa572/
Runuels570/
Rombelli5320/
Runuells530/
Ronbelle530/

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