Wimbledon Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wimbledon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wimbledon (Surrey), anciently Wymbeldon, Wymbaldon [The identification of this place with the Wibbandún (‘Wibba’s Hill’) of the Anglo-Saxon Chron., a.d. 568, cannot be accepted, and it is improbable on phonetic grounds; nor can an identification with the Wimbedounyngemerke of a Middle English copy of a charter dated a.

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Wimbledon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England941:592,74535,632
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Wimbledon (25) may also be a first name.

Wimbledon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wimbledon (Surrey), anciently Wymbeldon, Wymbaldon [The identification of this place with the Wibbandún (‘Wibba’s Hill’) of the Anglo-Saxon Chron., a.d. 568, cannot be accepted, and it is improbable on phonetic grounds; nor can an identification with the Wimbedounyngemerke of a Middle English copy of a charter dated a.d. 967 (‘Cart. Sax.’ no. 1196) be received. The first (pers.) elem. of the name prob. represents an Anglo-Saxon Wineb(e)ald or Wynb(e)ald (see under Wimble), the second being Old English dún, hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wimbledon Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wimbledon is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimbledon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wimbledon is the 1,612,213th most common family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Wimbledon live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,136,160th most common first name globally. It is borne by 25 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 592,745. In England Wimbledon is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 45 percent are found, Essex, where 12 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found. Not including England Wimbledon occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Wimbledon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Wimbledon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Wimbledon last name grew 495 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimbleton89294/
Wambledon890/
Wambleton780/
Wembleton780/

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