Allenby Surname

212,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,934 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Allenby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Doubtless a modification of Aglionby, which see. The surname is found in Cumberland, and the full title was cumbrous.

1581. Francis Alanbye, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Allenby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0871:51,2596,328
United States3571:1,015,29174,807
Canada1861:198,09519,415
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Wales71:442,07621,198
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4291:56,8196,723
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Allenby (78) may also be a first name.

Allenby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Doubtless a modification of Aglionby, which see. The surname is found in Cumberland, and the full title was cumbrous.

1581. Francis Alanbye, Cumberland: Register of the University of Oxford.

— Thomas Alanbye, Cumberland: ibid.

1742. Married — John Allenby and Martha Barnes: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A Cumberland surname occurring but rarely in Scotland. Sarah Aglionby relict of Richard Lowthian recorded in 1799 (Dumfries). Aglionby was the forename of a rector of the High School of Edinburgh, Dr. Aglionby Ross Carson (1780—1850). There is a family of Allanby of Balblair. It is a modification of Aglionby, from Agufflon by -r, Aguillon's farm. Harrison says the personal name is a nickname, OF. aguillon (mod. French aiguillon), "goad, spur."

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(? Celtic + Scandinavian) belonging to Allenby or Allonby (Cumb.) = prob. Allen’s Dwelling or Farm. [Scandinavian by].

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Allonby, a parish in Cumberland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Allenby Last Name Facts

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

Allenby (Arabic: اللنبي) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Allenby.

How Common Is The Last Name Allenby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,895th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,768,121 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Allenby live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. Allenby is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 78 people.

It is most widespread in England, where it is held by 1,087 people, or 1 in 51,259. In England Allenby is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 31 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 8 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Barring England it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Allenby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Allenby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Allenby last name increased 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 35,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Allenby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Allenby last name are 17.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Allenby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 168.51% more than the national average, earning R 638,088 per year; in United States they earn 11.36% more than the national average, earning $48,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $51,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Allenbey931/
Gallenby930/
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Ellenby86138/
Allemby8644/
Alenbey8628/
Allenbe861/
Galenby860/
Alnby8337/
Hollenby803/
Allenber801/
Hallenbe801/
Allenbee800/
Alemby779/
Alenbi774/
Allmby771/
Alenbe771/
Hallenway750/
Gallenway750/
Alınbay71132/
Ellemby719/
Galenbe712/
Alinbay712/
Alembey711/
Halenbe711/
Halenba711/
Ellenbe711/
Holenby711/
Hallenbech711/
Aulenba711/
Alenbee711/
Allembi711/
Aalenbi711/
Elenbuy710/
Halnbay710/
Almby6726/
Alnba6714/
Alenberh674/
Alnbi673/
Hollenbe672/
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Allenby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Allenby in the Arabic language
اللنبيallnby-

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