Applebey Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Applebey 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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Applebey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:5,941,950288,805
England311:1,797,35772,927
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Applebey 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

Applebey Last Name Facts

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

Applebey occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Applebey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,907,068th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 76,711,010 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Applebey live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 5,941,950. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 34 percent reside, Michigan, where 20 percent reside and Kentucky, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Applebey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Applebey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Applebey last name expanded 508 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Applebey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Applebey are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.38% registered with the political party.

Applebey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $48,573 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Appleby9324,185/
Applebe9343/
Applbey934/
Applebee882,699/
Applebay8844/
Applesby884/
Applleby883/
Applebet882/
Applebea881/
Gappleby881/
Appleboy880/
Appleebe880/
Applebie880/
Apppleby880/
Applebed880/
Applby8618/
Apleby861/
Applebees8215/
Appllebee821/
Applebeet821/
Appelbe80295/
Appelby80225/
Appleba8021/
Applebi802/
Aplleby801/
Applbee801/
Applyby801/
Applbed800/
Appliby800/
Aplby770/
Appelbee75191/
Apllebee753/
Appleway753/
Appelbay751/
Gappelbe751/
Applebau751/
Applebis750/
Applibee750/
Applebach7189/
Apelby718/
Gaplbe711/
Apleeva6748/
Gapelbe6736/
Gapilbe671/
Appelba670/
Apelbee670/

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