Atterbury Surname
Approximately 2,800 people bear this surname
Atterbury Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Attenborough,' a parish in Nottinghamshire, (a) Local, 'of Attleburgh,' a town in Norfolk I have placed Attenborough and Atterbury together, as they have probably become confused in the course of centuries.
Read More About This SurnameAtterbury Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,172 | 1:309,265 | 28,377 |
| England | 875 | 1:63,678 | 7,456 |
| South Africa | 396 | 1:136,812 | 15,826 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| Australia | 90 | 1:299,952 | 26,269 |
| Jamaica | 44 | 1:65,226 | 3,358 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Rwanda | 4 | 1:2,841,244 | 3,611 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 312 | 1:78,126 | 8,460 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 234 | 1:214,610 | 18,363 |
Atterbury Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Attenborough,' a parish in Nottinghamshire, (a) Local, 'of Attleburgh,' a town in Norfolk I have placed Attenborough and Atterbury together, as they have probably become confused in the course of centuries. In any case Atterbury represents the older Attleburgh. (3) Local, 'at the borough' or 'bury'; v. Bury.
Walter Attebure, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
(English) Dweller At the Strong- hold or Borough, [Early Middle English at ther(In Middle English, where final t was followed by initial th, the two sounds were regularly assimilated to tt) burghe = Old English æt pœre byrig]
A parish in co. Northampton.
A location name in Devon Or Atterby, Lincolnshire.
The Attenboroughs possess the name of a parish in Notts, in which county the surname also has a home.
Attenborough is the name of a Notts parish.
User-submitted Reference
The origin is Norman French. The family I believe came over with the Dukes of Bedford, John Bedford, Duke of Normandy.
Most live south of Northampton and around Bedford.
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Atterbury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Atterbury Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Atterbury is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Atterbury.
How Common Is The Last Name Atterbury? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 156,374th most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,602,695 people. The last name Atterbury occurs mostly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Atterbury are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,172 people, or 1 in 309,265. In The United States Atterbury is most common in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 14 percent are found.
Atterbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Atterbury has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Atterbury surname grew 501 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 280 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Atterbury Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Atterbury surname are 4.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.71% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Atterbury earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.81% more than the national average, earning R 306,096 per year; in United States they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $47,799 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.87% more than the national average, earning $59,554 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atterburry | 95 | 1 | / |
| Hatterbury | 95 | 0 | / |
| Aterbury | 94 | 1 | / |
| Atherbury | 89 | 0 | / |
| Otterbury | 89 | 0 | / |
| Austerbury | 84 | 1 | / |
| Atterburge | 84 | 0 | / |
| Easterbury | 84 | 0 | / |
| Osterbury | 78 | 0 | / |
| Osterbaurer | 60 | 1 | / |
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