Wimpole Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Wimpole Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wimpole (Camb.), 14th cent. Wynipole, Wynepol, Domesday Winepole [Skeat in his 'Pl.-Names of Camb.’ construes as 'Wina’s Pool’: this is, of course, quite feasible; but, in my opinion, the name is much more likely to mean the ‘ Pleasure-Lake’ - Old English wyn(n, pleasure + pól: cp.

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Wimpole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Wimpole Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wimpole (Camb.), 14th cent. Wynipole, Wynepol, Domesday Winepole [Skeat in his 'Pl.-Names of Camb.’ construes as 'Wina’s Pool’: this is, of course, quite feasible; but, in my opinion, the name is much more likely to mean the ‘ Pleasure-Lake’ - Old English wyn(n, pleasure + pól: cp. Old English wyngráf—gráf, a grove]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wimpole Last Name Facts

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

Wimpole is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wimpole? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Wimpole occurs mostly in Oceania, where 69 percent of Wimpole are found; 69 percent are found in Australasia and 69 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,999,522. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 100 percent reside. Other than Australia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 8 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wimple92155/
Wampole86799/
Wompole8610/
Wimpley863/
Wiemple861/
Wimbole860/
Wempole860/
Wimboley801/
Wampoole800/
Wainpole800/
Wemple771,207/
Wimble77874/
Wimpel77129/
Wample7755/
Wampol7728/
Wimbol7722/
Wimpeľ772/
Wimply771/
Womple771/
Wimbley711,799/
Wambole7156/
Wampouille716/
Wampola715/
Wimbile714/
Wembole714/
Wombole711/
Wompleh711/
Wimpell711/
Wampule711/
Wampoli711/
Wampley711/
Wempale711/
Wimboly710/
Wimmble710/
Wampool710/
Wamboule67420/
Wampl6788/
Bimpuile6721/
Weinpold6719/
Waimbile674/
Weimbley672/
Wimbeley672/
Woinpele672/
Wamboole671/
Wamabole671/
Waimbele671/
Wainpele671/
Wimbaley670/
Weinpohl670/

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