Alby Surname

92,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Alby Surname Definition:

(English) one who came from Alby (Ali's homestead), in Norfolk.

Alby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,5081:26,2072,927
France5901:112,58116,859
United States3961:915,30068,789
India1391:5,518,456133,501
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Indonesia811:1,632,706107,418
Italy721:849,39865,259
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Tunisia191:32,1384,775
England151:3,714,537119,675
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1801:278,99322,538

Alby (5,694) may also be a first name.

Alby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) one who came from Alby (Ali's homestead), in Norfolk.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Auby, near Douay. Everard de Albd, 12th cent., witnessed a charter of Studley, Oxford (Mon. Angl. i. 486). This is a different family from that of Dalby, as appears by the arms. Robert de Albi was of Normandy 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Alby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alby occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Alby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Alby is the 92,621st most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,412,863 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Alby reside; 71 percent reside in North Africa and 68 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 88,578th most numerous given name at a global level, held by 5,694 people.

The surname is most common in Egypt, where it is held by 3,508 people, or 1 in 26,207. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 53 countries. It is also found in France, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Alby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Alby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Alby last name rose 220 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Alby surname are 21.8% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.57% registered with the political party.

The amount Alby earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.24% more than the national average, earning $48,431 USD per year and in Canada they earn 61.5% more than the national average, earning $80,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Albay8911,873/
Halby89598/
Alboy89366/
Galby89345/
Albey89230/
Ahlby8979/
Aulby8970/
Albyt8946/
Albyo8915/
Aalby899/
Albys896/
Albuy895/
Allby892/
Aslby892/
Albhy891/
Albyh891/
Aelby890/
Alhby890/
Albouy803,752/
Albohy80459/
Galbay80132/
Albahy80130/
Halbay80113/
Albaya8086/
Galbey8085/
Galboy8084/
Halbey8075/
Albuoy8050/
D'Alby807/
Gallby805/
Albays805/
Alboyd804/
Albeyt804/
Albhay804/
Allboy803/
Albeys802/
Albooy802/
Hallby801/
Albehy801/
Allbay801/
Albhyh801/
Halbys801/
Aselby800/
Healby800/
Aulbey800/
Albyts800/
Haulby800/
Allbey800/
Alba75156,743/
Albi755,209/
Albe752,880/
Elby752,298/
Alwy751,358/
Alvy751,246/
Olby75273/
Albè7581/
Albé7521/
Albá756/
Albj753/
Albí752/
Albă752/
Albä751/
Asilbay73227/
Haselby73141/
Albouys7378/
Halbych7362/
D'Alboy7323/
D'Albey735/
D'Aulby733/
Aglibay732/
Gaylbay731/
Attleby731/
Asylbay731/
Halbaya731/
Albooyi731/
Albycht731/
Atelbey731/
Albouhy731/
Hailbey730/
Alber6715,030/
Alvey677,704/
Albis674,327/
Albee673,804/
Halbe673,269/
Halba672,361/
Elbay672,195/
Elbey671,964/
Golby671,940/
Albes671,663/
Albea671,442/
Alway671,292/
Albet671,189/
Albit67996/
Holby67832/
Albei67805/
Albez67794/
Halbi67550/
Galbe67487/
Galbi67372/
Albio67307/
Albie67306/
Albai67295/
Alboi67226/
Elbhy67214/
Albiz67191/
Hasselby67181/
Ahlwy67153/
Aalbi67110/
Albić6782/
Helby6781/
Alvay6778/
Albaa6775/
Alboa6755/
Olbey6745/
Albiș6742/
Albér6741/
Allwy6732/
Ealba6730/
Albui6730/
Albih6730/
Albed6729/
Albhi6726/
Alwey6724/
Albij6721/
Alwiy6717/
Albeh6717/
Ölbey6716/
Halvy6715/
Albid6714/
Galvy6714/
Albha6714/
Albèr6713/
Ellby6713/
Albaj6711/
Albayova6710/
Albič677/
Albej676/
Aalba675/
Eilby675/
Albii675/
Elboy674/
Allba674/
Alboj674/
Aelbi673/
Alyui673/
Albés673/
Ailba672/
Albêa672/
Alhba672/
Oslby671/
Olbay671/
Alvoy671/
Alwyd671/
Allbe671/
Aluey671/
Albuj671/
Aulba671/
Olbys671/
Olbyś671/
Halwy671/
Alvys671/
Aluoy671/
Albeş671/
Albhe671/
Albiş671/
Alhbe671/
Asselbey671/
Aslwy671/
Atlbi671/
Elbuy671/
Aslbi671/
Alwyh671/
Aulbe671/
Oulby670/
Albeu670/
Hachelby670/
Attlebay670/

Search for Another Surname

Alby Reference & Research

Albea FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Alby
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis