Astbury Surname

109,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Astbury Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Astbury = 1 the East Castle or Fort. [Old English eást + burh] 2 the East Hill. [Old English beorh]

Astbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8431:19,5982,801
Australia5161:52,3176,456
United States3501:1,035,59775,973
Wales1991:15,5501,686
Canada1141:323,20729,592
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Northern Ireland341:54,2664,423
Scotland301:178,4619,900
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
France141:4,744,480251,814
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2761:19,1032,747
Wales1161:13,521806
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Astbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Astbury = 1 the East Castle or Fort. [Old English eást + burh] 2 the East Hill. [Old English beorh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Astbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Astbury is found most in England. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Astbury? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 109,661st most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,717,546 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Astbury live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 2,843 people, or 1 in 19,598. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cheshire, where 16 percent reside, West Midlands, where 11 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 10 percent reside. Other than England this surname occurs in 30 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Astbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Astbury has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Astbury surname grew 223 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,458 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Astbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States Astbury are 19.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 73.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Astbury earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 15.61% more than the national average, earning 400,113 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.41% more than the national average, earning R 293,280 per year; in United States they earn 10.96% more than the national average, earning $47,876 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.97% more than the national average, earning $56,128 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eastbury93226/
Asthbury930/
Attbury861/
Attburry800/
Hattbury800/
Atbure771/
Atburai718/
Aatburi711/
Eitbury710/
Ottbury710/
Outbury710/
Estbouri672/
Gootburry630/
Atbhore571/
Hatbore570/
Aitbourrich561/
Outbourit504/

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Astbury Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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