Appleby Surname
Approximately 24,185 people bear this surname
Appleby 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.
Read More About This SurnameAppleby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10,119 | 1:5,506 | 781 |
| United States | 7,764 | 1:46,685 | 5,673 |
| Australia | 3,097 | 1:8,717 | 1,295 |
| Canada | 1,536 | 1:23,988 | 3,264 |
| New Zealand | 375 | 1:12,076 | 2,103 |
| Scotland | 237 | 1:22,590 | 2,556 |
| Wales | 224 | 1:13,815 | 1,513 |
| South Africa | 205 | 1:264,281 | 26,485 |
| Ireland | 117 | 1:40,247 | 3,159 |
| Jamaica | 92 | 1:31,195 | 2,283 |
| Northern Ireland | 67 | 1:27,538 | 2,970 |
| France | 60 | 1:1,107,045 | 119,335 |
| Spain | 37 | 1:1,263,569 | 42,239 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Israel | 23 | 1:372,071 | 30,321 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Panama | 8 | 1:489,032 | 8,962 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1:1,222,580 | 5,222 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 73 | 1:60,683 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,807 | 1:5,071 | 770 |
| Scotland | 51 | 1:73,396 | 4,210 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:38,254 | 2,050 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:9,045 | 877 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,339 | 1:37,505 | 4,446 |
Appleby (26) may also be a first name.
Appleby 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.
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).
(Scandinavian) belonging to Appleby = the Orchard, or the Apple-Tree Farm or Dwelling. [Old Norse eple, apple-tree + by-r].
The Derbyshire Appleby occurs in the will of Wullric, Earl of Mercia (A.D. 1002), in the anglicized form Æppelby.
(English) One who came from Appleby (homestead where apples grew), the name of several places in England.
A location name in Westmorland., Leicest., Lincolnshire.
The Applebys of Derbyshire, who have their home in the Ashbourn district, take their name from a parish on the Leicestershire border.
Appleby Demographics
Average Appleby Salary in
United States
$44,612 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Appleby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Appleby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Appleby is found most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Appleby? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 22,456th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 301,325 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 45 percent of Appleby live; 45 percent live in Northern Europe and 45 percent live in British Isles. Appleby is also the 2,084,397th most prevalent given name throughout the world, borne by 26 people.
The last name Appleby is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 10,119 people, or 1 in 5,506. In England it is most prevalent in: Tyne and Wear, where 10 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Durham, where 7 percent reside. Not including England Appleby exists in 67 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Appleby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Appleby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 465 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 546 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 160 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Appleby Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Appleby last name are 17.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.27% registered with the political party.
The amount Appleby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.76% more than the national average, earning 393,714 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 149.5% more than the national average, earning R 592,896 per year; in United States they earn 3.39% more than the national average, earning $44,612 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% more than the national average, earning $53,236 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applebey | 93 | 95 | / |
| Applebay | 93 | 44 | / |
| Applesby | 93 | 4 | / |
| Applleby | 93 | 3 | / |
| Gappleby | 93 | 1 | / |
| Apppleby | 93 | 0 | / |
| Appleboy | 93 | 0 | / |
| Applby | 92 | 18 | / |
| Apleby | 92 | 1 | / |
| Appelby | 86 | 225 | / |
| Applebe | 86 | 43 | / |
| Appleba | 86 | 21 | / |
| Applbey | 86 | 4 | / |
| Applebi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Applyby | 86 | 1 | / |
| Aplleby | 86 | 1 | / |
| Appliby | 86 | 0 | / |
| Aplby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Applebee | 80 | 2,699 | / |
| Appleway | 80 | 3 | / |
| Applebet | 80 | 2 | / |
| Applebea | 80 | 1 | / |
| Appelbay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Appleebe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Applebis | 80 | 0 | / |
| Applebie | 80 | 0 | / |
| Applebed | 80 | 0 | / |
| Apelby | 77 | 8 | / |
| Applebees | 75 | 15 | / |
| Appllebee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Applebeet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Appelbe | 71 | 295 | / |
| Applbee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Applbed | 71 | 0 | / |
| Appelba | 71 | 0 | / |
| Appelbee | 67 | 191 | / |
| Aplevych | 67 | 29 | / |
| Apllebee | 67 | 3 | / |
| Appelwei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gappelbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Applewha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Applibee | 67 | 0 | / |
| Appelbie | 67 | 0 | / |
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