Smallbone Surname

351,042nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,039 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Smallbone Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. Seemingly a sobriquet affixed on one of small and delicate frame. But this is just a case where such a guess is tempting, and evidence of a local or other origin might at any moment upset the conclusion.

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Smallbone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7031:79,2588,859
Australia871:310,29526,919
United States791:4,588,088240,017
South Africa601:902,96258,308
Canada501:736,91258,785
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Wales61:515,75523,171
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4171:58,4546,877
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Smallbone Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. Seemingly a sobriquet affixed on one of small and delicate frame. But this is just a case where such a guess is tempting, and evidence of a local or other origin might at any moment upset the conclusion.

1593. Buried — William Smalbone: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1691. Baptised — Joseph, s. Joseph Smallbones: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1740. Married — William Taylor and Mary Smallbones: St. George, Hanover Square.

1787. — Frances Calendarium Rotulorum Chartarum.

Weissense and Judith Smallbone: ibid.

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

(English) the second element of these nicknames (16th cent. Smalbone) may refer to ‘leg(s’ rather than ‘bone(s’ proper [Old English bán, bone, leg = Old Norse and Ger. bein, bone, leg]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From some local name compounded of bourn, a brook, Anglo-Saxon bum. Hence Collarbone, Crackbone, Fulborn, Kneebone, Newbone, Newborne, Stubborne, Whalebone.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Smallbone Last Name Facts

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

Smallbone is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Smallbone? popularity and diffusion

The last name Smallbone is the 351,042nd most widely held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,014,000 people. The last name Smallbone occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Smallbone live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Smallbone is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 703 people, or 1 in 79,258. In England it is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 13 percent are found, Surrey, where 9 percent are found and Essex, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Smallbone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Smallbone has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Smallbone surname grew 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 494 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Smallbone Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Smallbone surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Smallbone earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 0.14% less than the national average, earning R 237,300 per year; in United States they earn 7.57% more than the national average, earning $46,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 37.81% more than the national average, earning $68,468 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Smallbones95298/
Smallbon9434/
Smalbone941/
Smallbane893/
Smallvone891/
Smallbun820/
Smallbein781/
Smallbenn781/
Small Benn741/
Smalbein718/
Smalbeen716/
Smal-Bien671/
Smalwana593/
Smolwane591/

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