Atterbury Surname

156,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

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.

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Atterbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1721:309,26528,377
England8751:63,6787,456
South Africa3961:136,81215,826
Canada961:383,80834,152
Australia901:299,95226,269
Jamaica441:65,2263,358
Wales331:93,7747,567
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3121:78,1268,460
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2341:214,61018,363

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Northampton.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon Or Atterby, Lincolnshire.

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

The Attenboroughs possess the name of a parish in Notts, in which county the surname also has a home.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Attenborough is the name of a Notts parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

- meadgate2

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Atterburry951/
Hatterbury950/
Aterbury941/
Atherbury890/
Otterbury890/
Austerbury841/
Atterburge840/
Easterbury840/
Osterbury780/
Osterbaurer601/

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