Clisby Surname

410,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 851 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Clisby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cleasby,' a parish near Darlington, North Riding of Yorkshire Clisbyis a variant, but like such variants is found far away from home. In its own district it is correctly Cleasby.

William de Clesehy, Lincolnshire, 1273.

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Clisby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3291:1,101,69979,755
Australia2001:134,97914,603
England1441:386,93126,993
Canada941:391,97434,739
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Scotland311:172,7049,690
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1621:150,46513,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Clisby (79) may also be a first name.

Clisby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Cleasby,' a parish near Darlington, North Riding of Yorkshire Clisbyis a variant, but like such variants is found far away from home. In its own district it is correctly Cleasby.

William de Clesehy, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes de Clesbe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1587. Philip Cleysbye and Anne Wood: Marriage Lic. (London).

1784. Married — William Clisby and Jane Clements: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Cleasby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Clisby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Clisby is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Clisby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 410,325th most numerous surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 8,563,509 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Clisby are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,083,225th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 79 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 329 people, or 1 in 1,101,699. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 14 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and Alabama, where 10 percent reside. Aside from The United States Clisby exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Clisby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Clisby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Clisby last name increased 219 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Clisby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Clisby surname are 12.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Clisby earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.06% less than the national average, earning $40,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.59% less than the national average, earning $45,914 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clisbey921/
Cliby9122/
Clixby83322/
Slisby833/
Clibay831/
Clisbe831/
Clysby830/
Klisby830/
Clesby830/
Cleasby771,444/
Clisbee7774/
Sliesby771/
Slisbey770/
Cleusby770/
Clisbie770/
Clibi73178/
Cliba7371/
Kliby736/
Clibe732/
Cleby731/
Cleasbey710/
Cleaseby710/
Gillisby710/
Cliber67116/
Clebis6750/
Chilliboy6739/
Kleiby679/
Cleibe678/
Klibey675/
Klibay674/
Klieby674/
Claiba672/
Kliboy671/
Clibio671/
Cleboy671/
Clébis671/
Cleivy671/
Clivey670/
Clibet670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Clisby
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