Clasby Surname

307,971st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,226 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Clasby Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Cleasby (Klepp’s homestead), in Yorkshire.

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Clasby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7861:461,14439,345
England2811:198,28517,371
Australia421:642,75544,739
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Ireland291:162,3777,171
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Wales61:515,75523,171
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malta11:430,2723,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland871:50,9184,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Clasby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Cleasby (Klepp’s homestead), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The Clasby surname comes from anglicization of Gillespie from Co. Galway, in Ireland.

- tcthomas580

Clasby Last Name Facts

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

Clasby occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Clasby? popularity and diffusion

Clasby is the 307,971st most commonly held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,944,165 people. Clasby is primarily found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Clasby are found; 66 percent are found in North America and 66 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 786 people, or 1 in 461,144. In The United States Clasby is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 24 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Clasby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clasby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 351 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Clasby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States Clasby are 7.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Clasby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.06% less than the national average, earning 273,189 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.08% more than the national average, earning $47,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.15% more than the national average, earning $71,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cleasby921,444/
Clasbey9241/
Clausby920/
Classby920/
Claby911/
Classbey861/
Cleasbey860/
Cleaseby860/
Clabey8310/
Closby831/
Claboy831/
Clasvy830/
Klasby830/
Slasby830/
Klausby776/
Claybey771/
Cleusby770/
Claba7344/
Clabé7310/
Clabe738/
Cloby736/
Qlaby734/
Clavy733/
Klaby731/
Clabi731/
Gillasby711/
Chillaby711/
Clavey67654/
Klaaby67110/
Claber6776/
Clabes6759/
Clabio6715/
Clabih677/
Cleavy674/
Clabis673/
Claiba672/
Clampy672/
Clayve672/
Cleaba671/
Claybe671/
Claube671/
Clavay671/
Klabys671/
Claabe671/
Clobay671/
Cleabe671/
Clauvy671/
Klosby670/
Gillasbey670/

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