Armsby Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Armsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Armsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1951:285,73422,108
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Armsby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Armsby has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Armsby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Armsby? popularity and diffusion

Armsby is the 754,238th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The last name Armsby is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Armsby live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Armsby is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 285,734. In England it is most numerous in: Greater London, where 19 percent are found, Norfolk, where 16 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 11 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Armsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Armsby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Armsby surname grew 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Armsby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Armsby last name are 4.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.43% registered with the political party.

Armsby earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $43,668 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Armsbey926/
Harmsby920/
Ormsby838,885/
Armsbe830/
Ermsby830/
Hormsby7714/
Ormsbey772/
Armsbee770/
Ormsboy770/
Armsber770/
Armsbie770/
Ormsbe671/
Ormcby671/
Ormsvy670/
Ormsba670/
Ormsbee621,242/
Ormsber621/
Ormsbie620/
Ormmsbee571/
Ormssbee571/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Armsby
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