Appelby Surname

1,092,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 225 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Denmark

Appelby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Appleby,' parishes in Westmorland, Lincolnshire, and Leicestershire. Many local surnames ending in by are now found as bee, as this dictionary proves in various pages.

Geoffrey de Appelby, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Appelby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia961:281,20525,117
Denmark801:70,5597,018
England181:3,095,448105,421
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Appelby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Appleby,' parishes in Westmorland, Lincolnshire, and Leicestershire. Many local surnames ending in by are now found as bee, as this dictionary proves in various pages.

Geoffrey de Appelby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Appleby, vicar of Tilney, Norfolk, 1372: History of Norfolk.

Thomas de Appleby, Bishop of Carlisle, 1 Ric. II: ibid.

Henry de Apelby, 1367, rector of Bolton-juxta-Bowland: Whittaker's Craven.

Johannes de Appleby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1624. William Browne and Rachel Appleby: Marriage Lic. (London).

18th C. William Norris and Sarah Appelbee: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

APPLEBIE: Of local origin from some place of the name in England, perhaps Appley in Westmorland. Robert de Appilby appears as a witness in 1257 (LSC., p. 80), and John Aplebie, litster, is in record in Edinburgh in 1661 (Edinb. Marr.). James Appleby, merchant in Dumfries, 1798 (Dumfries).

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

The co. town of Westmoreland; also parishes in cos. Leicester and Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Applebys of Derbyshire, who have their home in the Ashbourn district, take their name from a parish on the Leicestershire border.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Appelby Last Name Facts

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

Appelby is more commonly found in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Appelby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Appelby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Appelby is the 1,092,155th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 32,389,093 people. The last name Appelby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Appelby are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 281,205. In Australia it is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 49 percent reside, South Australia, where 33 percent reside and Australian Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside. Barring Australia Appelby is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 36 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Appelby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Appelby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Appelby surname fell 84 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Appelby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Appelby last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Appelby earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.4% less than the national average, earning $33,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.57% more than the national average, earning $54,933 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Apelby928/
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Apelba772/
Apleby771/
Apelbi771/
Applebe7143/
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Appleba7121/
Applebi712/
Applbee711/
Applbed710/
Apelbee710/
Applebee672,699/
Appleway673/
Applebet672/
Appelwei671/
Gabpelbe671/
Applebea671/
Applebed670/
Applebis670/
Applebie670/
Aspelbee670/

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