Sambrook Surname

196,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Sambrook Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Sambrook; or Dweller at the Sandy Brook [Old English sand- bróc]

Sambrook Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4181:39,2935,083
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Wales1011:30,6393,095
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5421:44,9735,596
Wales751:20,9121,213
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Sambrook Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Sambrook; or Dweller at the Sandy Brook [Old English sand- bróc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably local, and corrupted-"the sandy brook."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sambrook Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sambrook is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sambrook click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sambrook? popularity and diffusion

Sambrook is the 196,565th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 3,418,174 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Sambrook are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 1,418 people, or 1 in 39,293. In England it is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 12 percent are found, Staffordshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Besides England Sambrook occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Sambrook Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sambrook has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sambrook surname grew 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,553 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 135 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sambrook Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sambrook last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Sambrook earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $47,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.73% more than the national average, earning $54,018 CAD per year.

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