Carnby Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Carnby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carnaby,' a parish in East Riding Yorkshire, about three miles from Bridlington.

Rogerus de Carnaby, brasiator. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Carnaby, 1379: ibid.

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Carnby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Carnby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Carnaby,' a parish in East Riding Yorkshire, about three miles from Bridlington.

Rogerus de Carnaby, brasiator. 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Carnaby, 1379: ibid.

1669. Married — Walter Carnaby and Martha Cooley: St. James, Clerkenwell.

William Carnabee and Martha Cooley: ibid.

1677. Samuel Carnaby and Amy Samback: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

CARNABAY: A surname found in Caithness. From Carnaby in the East Riding of Yorkshire.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Carnby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carnby is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carnby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carnby is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Carnby reside; 67 percent reside in Northern Europe and 67 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 757,443. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 92 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 8 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 10 percent live and Spain, where 10 percent live.

Carnby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carnby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carnbey921/
Cornby830/
Quarnby773/
Sarenby772/
Carnway772/
Cornboy771/
Chornby771/
Corrnby770/
Carnbee770/
Karynbay7112/
Charnbeh711/
Kornby6714/
Kernby676/
Karnbe672/
Carmbe671/
Jornby671/
Carnui671/
Karnba671/
Sarmby670/
Cornbe670/
Zarnba670/
Sornby670/

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