Applebe Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Applebe 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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Applebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:9,796,187405,931
England51:11,143,612252,590
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Applebe 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 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

Applebe Last Name Facts

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

Applebe is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Applebe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Applebe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Applebe live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 9,796,187. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 81 percent live, California, where 5 percent live and Arizona, where 3 percent live. Besides The United States Applebe is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Scotland, where 2 percent live.

Applebe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Applebe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 123 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Applebe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Applebe surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the party.

Applebe earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Applebee932,699/
Applebey9395/
Applebet932/
Applebea931/
Applebed930/
Appleebe930/
Applebie930/
Applebees8815/
Appllebee881/
Applebeet881/
Appleby8624,185/
Appelbe86295/
Appleba8621/
Applbey864/
Applebi862/
Applbee861/
Applbed860/
Appelbee80191/
Applebay8044/
Applesby804/
Apllebee803/
Applleby803/
Gappleby801/
Gappelbe801/
Applibee800/
Appleboy800/
Apppleby800/
Applebis800/
Applby7718/
Apleby771/
Gaplbe771/
Appelby71225/
Apleeva7148/
Gapelbe7136/
Gapilbe711/
Aplleby711/
Applyby711/
Appelba710/
Apelbee710/
Appliby710/
Appleway673/
Appelwei671/
Appelbay671/
Gabpelbe671/
Applewha671/
Aspelbee670/
Aplby670/
Appelbie670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Applebe
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