Coleby Surname

337,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,093 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Coleby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Colby' or 'Coleby.' Colby is a parish in the Diocese Norwich, and Coleby a parish in the Diocese Lincoln. No doubt from Cole (which see), the first resident.

William de Colebi, Westmorland, 1176: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.

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Coleby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5611:99,31910,501
Bahamas2761:1,419248
Canada641:575,71247,839
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Australia421:642,75544,739
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Turks and Caicos Islands171:2,019214
Wales111:281,32115,850
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:105,98010,540
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Coleby (66) may also be a first name.

Coleby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Colby' or 'Coleby.' Colby is a parish in the Diocese Norwich, and Coleby a parish in the Diocese Lincoln. No doubt from Cole (which see), the first resident.

William de Colebi, Westmorland, 1176: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.

William de Colleby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

(Dominus) de Coleby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William de Coleby, Oxfordshire, ibid.

John de Coleby, Norfolk, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Willelmus de Colby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

William de Colby, rector of Wilby, Suffolk, 1331: History of Norfolk.

John de Colby, rector of Pulham, Norfolk, 1331: ibid.

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

= Colby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Norfolk, and a township in Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A parish in co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Kolbye, a town in Denmark; Col, with or near, the "by" or town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Coleby Last Name Facts

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

Coleby occurs most in England. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Coleby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 337,050th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,667,471 people. The surname Coleby is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Coleby reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,201,840th most frequently held first name on earth. It is borne by 66 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 99,319. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 12 percent reside, Durham, where 10 percent reside and Essex, where 9 percent reside. Aside from England this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Bahamas, where 25 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Coleby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Coleby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Coleby last name rose 244 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 122 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Coleby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Coleby last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Coleby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 206.05% more than the national average, earning R 727,284 per year; in United States they earn 9.44% less than the national average, earning $39,076 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.52% more than the national average, earning $56,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colesby9295/
Colesbey860/
Coloby8364/
Joleby8322/
Soleby8317/
Caleby834/
Coleba830/
Colleybey801/
Colloby77161/
Collevy7724/
Chaleby7719/
Calebay778/
Kolleby777/
Colesbi772/
Kolebay772/
Coulebi771/
Calleby771/
Colliby771/
Calesby770/
Coolevy770/
Coleway770/
Colevay770/
Collaby770/
Coulibay71861/
Colleavy714/
Colleway713/
Soleybay711/
Coylibay711/
Coulibey711/
Colebeth710/
Calebayh710/
Coliba67492/
Koleba67318/
Calaby67238/
Zoleba67177/
Colibă67100/
Colobe6717/
Saleby678/
Keleby678/
Kaleby677/
Solebi676/
Caleba675/
Jaleby674/
Kolebe673/
Calebe673/
Kolebi673/
Calebi672/
Kolaby672/
Coulaibay671/
Colabe671/
Colive671/
Köleby671/
Colevi671/
Colobi671/
Zolebi671/
Kolevy670/
Colibe670/
Colleavey670/
Caliby670/

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