Wimble Surname
Approximately 874 people bear this surname
Wimble Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wymbhull.' I cannot find the spot. The suffix is -hill (v. Hull). It is quite natural to find the surname drop into the form of Wimble. Such modifications are common; compare Cockle, Windle, &c.
Read More About This SurnameWimble Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 328 | 1:169,872 | 15,639 |
| United States | 328 | 1:1,105,058 | 79,932 |
| Australia | 73 | 1:369,804 | 30,692 |
| South Africa | 70 | 1:773,967 | 53,253 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 227 | 1:107,380 | 10,631 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69 | 1:727,807 | 46,603 |
Wimble (31) may also be a first name.
Wimble Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wymbhull.' I cannot find the spot. The suffix is -hill (v. Hull). It is quite natural to find the surname drop into the form of Wimble. Such modifications are common; compare Cockle, Windle, &c.
Roger de Wymbhull, Bedfordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Probably Wimple is a variant. It is found in the same district as the above.
1690. Thomas Foster and Mary Wimple 'Essex): Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1789. Married — James Wimble and Martha Challand: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 a descendant of (a) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wineb(e)ald [Old English wine, friend, protector + b(e)ald, bold] (b) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Wynb(e)ald [Old English wyn(n, joy] 2 prob. occasionally short for Wimbledon.
Medieval Women’s Head Cloth (Wimple). Also place name in England.
Perhaps the same as Whimple, from Whimple, a parish co. Devon; or a corruption of the name Winibald. compare the local names Wimbledon and Wimpole.
From Wimpole; a location name in Cambridgeshire.
Wimble Demographics
Average Wimble Salary in
United States
$46,852 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Wimble Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wimble Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wimble is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wimble? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 401,796th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 8,338,153 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 41 percent of Wimble reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 31 people.
This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 328 people, or 1 in 169,872. In England Wimble is most common in: Greater London, where 30 percent are found, Kent, where 28 percent are found and West Sussex, where 12 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Wimble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wimble has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Wimble surname rose 144 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 475 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Wimble Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wimble are 1.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.76% registered with the political party.
The amount Wimble earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning R 479,604 per year; in United States they earn 8.58% more than the national average, earning $46,852 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.07% more than the national average, earning $50,710 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wimbley | 92 | 1,799 | / |
| Wimmble | 92 | 0 | / |
| Whimble | 92 | 0 | / |
| Wmble | 91 | 0 | / |
| Whimbley | 86 | 6 | / |
| Weimbley | 86 | 2 | / |
| Winmbley | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wimbly | 83 | 35 | / |
| Bimble | 83 | 6 | / |
| Wimbel | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wymble | 83 | 3 | / |
| Wemble | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wmbley | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wumble | 83 | 0 | / |
| Winble | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wembley | 77 | 66 | / |
| Winbley | 77 | 7 | / |
| Bimbley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woimbla | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woinble | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wainble | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wimblay | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bimbl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bmble | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wömbl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vimbelle | 71 | 52 | / |
| Wemblley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wimbelly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Weambleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Winbelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bimbli | 67 | 47 | / |
| Bemble | 67 | 16 | / |
| Wenble | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wembel | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wembly | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wembil | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bimbel | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bimbil | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wembla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whembller | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouhimbley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vemble | 67 | 0 | / |
| Weinbl | 67 | 0 | / |
| Winbly | 67 | 0 | / |
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