Smallbones Surname
Approximately 298 people bear this surname
Smallbones 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 173 | 1:322,070 | 23,948 |
| South Africa | 72 | 1:752,468 | 52,376 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 173 | 1:140,898 | 12,691 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Smallbones 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.
(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]
This name occurs in the records of Leicester in the XIII. cent., and in the Lond. Direct, of the XIX. It probably refers to osseous slenderness.
From some local name compounded of bourn, a brook, Anglo-Saxon bum. Hence Collarbone, Crackbone, Fulborn, Kneebone, Newbone, Newborne, Stubborne, Whalebone.
Smallbones Demographics
Average Smallbones Salary in
England
£24,104
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Smallbones Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Smallbones Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Smallbones has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Smallbones? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 897,852nd most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 24,454,852 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Smallbones reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 173 people, or 1 in 322,070. In England Smallbones is most frequent in: Hampshire, where 39 percent live, Bedfordshire, where 12 percent live and Northamptonshire, where 8 percent live. Barring England this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.
Smallbones Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Smallbones has changed over time. In The United States it decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Smallbones Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Smallbones earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 22.19% more than the national average, earning R 290,376 per year and in Canada they earn 16.23% more than the national average, earning $57,747 CAD per year.
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