Bilby Surname

187,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Bilby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bilby,' a township in the parish of Blythe, Nottinghamshire.

Robertus de Bilby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.'

Willelmus de Bilby, 1379: ibid.

1544. Ralph Alway and Mary Bylby: Marriage Lic.

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Bilby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3621:266,12325,065
England4501:123,81812,430
Australia1751:154,26116,255
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Denmark111:513,15632,022
France101:6,642,272293,169
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3001:81,2518,700
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3931:127,78312,315

Bilby (166) may also be a first name.

Bilby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bilby,' a township in the parish of Blythe, Nottinghamshire.

Robertus de Bilby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.'

Willelmus de Bilby, 1379: ibid.

1544. Ralph Alway and Mary Bylby: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1635. Baptised — Anne, d. Francis Bilbye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1730. Married — George Torrat and Frances Bilby: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Bilby = prob. Bil(l)a’s Farm or Estate. [Old Norse Cp. Bielby. by-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Nottinghamshire Or Beilby, Yorkshire.

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

Bilby Last Name Facts

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

Bilby (Bengali: বিল্ব্য) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bilby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 187,404th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 3,228,864 people. The surname Bilby is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Bilby live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 710,504th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 166 people.

The last name Bilby is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,362 people, or 1 in 266,123. In The United States Bilby is mostly concentrated in: Oklahoma, where 16 percent live, Indiana, where 10 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States Bilby exists in 23 countries. It is also found in England, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Bilby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bilby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bilby last name rose 347 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bilby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bilby surname are 12.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.12% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bilby earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.92% less than the national average, earning $40,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.06% less than the national average, earning $48,164 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bielby912,379/
Bilbay911,978/
Bilbey91688/
Billby9110/
Bilboy916/
Bilbiy911/
Builby910/
Biellby833/
Billboy832/
Bilbiey831/
Builboy831/
Wilby805,230/
Bilba801,042/
Bilbe80450/
Belby80175/
Vilby8062/
Bilbi8010/
Bilbé804/
Blbey801/
Bilbayth772/
Belbey733,049/
Bilbie73660/
Bilbes73470/
Bilbee73200/
Billbe73167/
Willby73157/
Beelby73123/
Bilber73110/
Vilboy7396/
Bilboa7383/
Bilbis7356/
Bilway7333/
Bilyue7327/
Belbay7327/
Bielba7324/
Wilbey7315/
Billba734/
Bellby733/
Bilbio733/
Belbyi733/
Bilbai732/
Bilbez732/
Bilbha732/
Bhilbi732/
Wilbay731/
Vilbay731/
Boelby731/
Beılby731/
Bilbea731/
Bilboi731/
Bilwey731/
Bilbih730/
Bellbay6758/
Biluayi6741/
Billyue674/
Willbey673/
Bellbey672/
Blba672/
Bilbith671/
Bilbije671/
Bilbeis671/
Belbaya671/
Behelby671/
Willbay671/
Bilbois671/
Bilboğa671/
Billbet671/
Bilbees671/
Billbee671/
Blbe671/
Blwy671/

Bilby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bilby in the Bengali language
বিল্ব্যbilbya-

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