Clixby Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Clixby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clixby,' a chapelry in the parish of Caistor, Lincolnshire Probably Clisby also represents the name; v. Cleasby.

1688. James Hastings and Isabella Clisbey: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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Clixby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:217,64918,479
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Wales41:773,63329,106
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:161,42613,927
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Clixby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Clixby,' a chapelry in the parish of Caistor, Lincolnshire Probably Clisby also represents the name; v. Cleasby.

1688. James Hastings and Isabella Clisbey: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

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

A parish in co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire.

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

Clixby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Clixby is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Clixby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 849,693rd most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Clixby live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 256 people, or 1 in 217,649. In England it is most frequent in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 34 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 25 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found. Not including England this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Clixby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Clixby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Clixby surname increased 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Clixby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Clixby are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Clixby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.42% less than the national average, earning $39,516 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Clisby83851/
Clisbey771/
Clisbe671/
Clesby670/
Klisby670/
Clysby670/
Cleasby621,444/
Clisbee6274/
Cleusby620/
Clisbie620/
Cleaseby570/
Cleasbey570/

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