Theobald Surname

24,348th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Theobald Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Theobald.'

Theobald Laver, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Theobald, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1620. Married — John Castell and Grisogond Theobalde: St.

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Theobald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,6521:12,1021,553
United States6,1121:59,3037,009
England4,1161:13,5371,997
Tanzania1,2291:43,0774,898
France1,0671:62,2528,491
Brazil1,0521:203,4937,832
Australia6321:42,7155,433
Canada3951:93,28010,196
New Zealand2951:15,3502,671
South Africa891:608,73846,089
Wales731:42,3914,090
Paraguay601:120,6122,672
Scotland531:101,0156,880
Thailand471:1,502,944203,155
Hungary381:258,32320,391
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Malta181:23,9041,289
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Guyana131:58,6324,970
Austria131:655,03358,041
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
China91:151,924,6187,954
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
India51:153,413,076951,030
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,8901:12,8971,948
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7951:63,1686,897

Theobald (5,326) may also be a first name.

Theobald Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Theobald.'

Theobald Laver, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter Theobald, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

1620. Married — John Castell and Grisogond Theobalde: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1746. — Richard Theobalds and Sarah Penson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1791. Married — Daniel Theobald and Ann Bishop: St. George, Hanover Square.

1792. — Jesse Theobald and Sarah Young: ibid.

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

TEODBOLD: A form of the Old English personal name Theobald, 'people bold.' Teodbold was one of the witnesses to the charter by King Duncan 11 to the monks of S. Cuthbert, 1094 (Lawrie, p. 10). Tebaldus de Norham held a half carucate in Hedinham (Ednam), c. 1147 (Dryburgh, 158).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

TYBALD: A form of Old English personal name Theobald, 'people bold.' The death of a daughter of Robertus Tybald in Arnbroath is recorded, c. 1261-6 (RAA. I, p. 209). See Teodbold.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Teutonic) People-Bold [Old Teutonic Theod(o)bald, Thiodbald, Theotbald, etc.: v. under Theed, and + Old English b(e)ald = Old Saxon (and O.H.Ger.) bald = Old Norse ball-r (for earlier balð-r) = Gothic balð-s, bold] A Theodbald was brother of Æthelfrith, king of Northumbria, ob. A.D. 617.

Theobald was the usual 13th-cent. formerly The French-Teut. forms are: Thébault, Thébaut, Thiébault, Thiébaut, Thiébaud, Thibaud, Thibault, Thibaut, etc.

Cp. Tibbald.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Theobald (people, bold).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The personal name; from which have also arisen the following .surnames: Theobalds, Tibbald, Tipple, Tipkius, Tippet, Tippets, Tibbats, Tibbets, Tibbs, Tubb, Tubbs, Tubby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

God's power; but in the Saxon Theobald signifies powerful or bold over the people. In the Saxon Psalter theod is the same as gentes, and the English nation is often called Engla—Theod. See Tibbits.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Theobald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Theobald is found most in Germany. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Theobald? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,348th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 328,061 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Theobald reside; 35 percent reside in Western Europe and 30 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Theobald is also the 92,467th most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 5,326 people.

This surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 6,652 people, or 1 in 12,102. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Saarland, where 35 percent are found, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 29 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Germany this last name exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

Theobald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Theobald has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Theobald last name increased 769 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 348 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 5,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Theobald Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Episcopalian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Theobald last name are 16.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.3% registered with the political party.

The amount Theobald earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.93% less than the national average, earning R 230,676 per year; in United States they earn 4.81% more than the national average, earning $45,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% less than the national average, earning $46,278 CAD per year.

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