Rumboll Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Rumboll 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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Rumboll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:1,466,26563,675
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140

Rumboll 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

V. Rumbold.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Rumboll Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rumboll is most common in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rumboll? popularity and diffusion

Rumboll is the 2,007,164th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Rumboll occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Rumboll are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Rumboll is most common in England, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,466,265. In England Rumboll is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 26 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 21 percent reside and East Sussex, where 16 percent reside. Excluding England this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 36 percent reside and Jersey, where 8 percent reside.

Rumboll Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rumboll has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rumboll last name rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rumboll Last Name Statistics demography

Rumboll earn somewhat more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 13.34% more than the national average, earning R 269,340 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rumbol92189/
Rumbold861,832/
Rumbolt861,072/
Rumball861,021/
Romboll863/
Rumbull861/
Rumbole860/
Rumboldt80177/
Rumballe8016/
Rumboult801/
Rombol77181/
Rumbal77120/
Rumbul7721/
Rimbol772/
Runbol771/
Rumvolt7151/
Romball7110/
Rumbale713/
Runbold712/
Runbolt711/
Runbull711/
Runball710/
Rimball710/
Rumwall710/
Rumvall710/

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