Umpelby Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Umpelby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Umpleby.' This is another local surname of whose history I can find no trace. It evidently represents some locality in Yorkshire.

Umpelby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:1,989,93178,001
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508

Umpelby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Umpleby.' This is another local surname of whose history I can find no trace. It evidently represents some locality in Yorkshire.

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

Umpelby Last Name Facts

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

Umpelby is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Umpelby.

How Common Is The Last Name Umpelby? popularity and diffusion

Umpelby is the 2,979,664th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. Umpelby is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Umpelby live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

Umpelby is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 1,989,931. In England Umpelby is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 29 percent live, Worcestershire, where 21 percent live and Surrey, where 14 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 33 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Umpelby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Umpelby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Umpleby861,134/
Humpleby80316/
Umppleby800/
Umplebey800/
Unpleby711/
Hunpleby671/
Umplebee670/
Humplebee630/
Obelby621/
Ubelba621/
Umplues570/

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