Wimbush Surname
Approximately 3,101 people bear this surname
Wimbush Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wimbush,' a parish in the Diocese of St. Alban's, Essex.
Thomas de Winebise, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Read More About This SurnameWimbush Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,459 | 1:147,401 | 15,211 |
| England | 313 | 1:178,013 | 16,129 |
| Malawi | 131 | 1:130,680 | 14,293 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Australia | 30 | 1:899,857 | 54,700 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 189 | 1:128,970 | 11,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 234 | 1:214,610 | 18,363 |
Wimbush Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Wimbush,' a parish in the Diocese of St. Alban's, Essex.
Thomas de Winebise, Leicestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
John de Wymbisse, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John Wimbis, Essex, ibid.
Simon de Wymbisse, Essex, ibid.
The modern corruption was early anticipated in the following entry:
John Wymbusch, Patent Roll, 1 Henry VI.
(English) belonging to Wimbush or Wimbish (Essex), 13th cent. Wymbisse, nth cent. Wimbisc [Old English -bisc, -busc, bush: the first element prob. repr. Old English wín (Latin uin-um), wine, vine- (as in wín tréow, vine]
Wimbish, a parish in Essex.
From Wimbish; a location name in Essex.
Wimbush Demographics
Average Male Wimbush Height
178.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Wimbush Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wimbush Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Wimbush occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Wimbush? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 143,498th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,350,063 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Wimbush live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,459 people, or 1 in 147,401. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 19 percent live, Virginia, where 16 percent live and Maryland, where 13 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent live and Malawi, where 4 percent live.
Wimbush Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Wimbush has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,051 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wimbush Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Wimbush surname are 5.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.95% registered with the party.
The amount Wimbush earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.78% more than the national average, earning R 370,188 per year; in United States they earn 12.77% less than the national average, earning $37,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $50,844 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whimbush | 93 | 16 | / |
| Wimbuish | 93 | 2 | / |
| Wimbushs | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wimbus | 92 | 88 | / |
| Winbush | 86 | 2,527 | / |
| Wimbosh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wimbuch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wembush | 86 | 0 | / |
| Wymbush | 86 | 0 | / |
| Winnbush | 80 | 4 | / |
| Wainbush | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bimbus | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wymbus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Winbus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weinbusch | 75 | 4 | / |
| Winbuch | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wynbush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bembush | 71 | 1 | / |
| Winbust | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wenbush | 71 | 0 | / |
| Wennbush | 67 | 0 | / |
| Winbutch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Benbusch | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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