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There are approximately 6,247 people named Constable in the UK. That makes it the 1,681th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 99 are named Constable.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Status Name

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The Constable surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

A name of office. Roger de Lacey first assumed this surname from being constable of Chester, in England. A commander of the cavalry.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CONSTABLE. An office formerly of high dignity in royal courts. The great Yorkshire family descend from Robert de Laci, whose ancestors had been constables of

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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