Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
CONSTABLE
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
Related and similar surnames
ConableConstabille
Constabil
Connstable
Constables
Constabel
Constaable
Constabell
Constabill
Conastable
Constabile
Conestable
Constabl
Constabelen
Connestable
Constabe
Cnstable
Constablel
Constabole
Constabll
Constabileo
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.
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.