Colesby Surname

1,907,068th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 95 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Colesby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Colesby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:994,96549,531
United States391:9,293,819392,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Colesby Last Name Facts

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

Colesby is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Colesby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,907,068th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 76,711,010 people. Colesby is predominantly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Colesby are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Colesby is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 994,965. In England Colesby is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 38 percent reside, East Sussex, where 16 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 16 percent reside. Not including England it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent reside.

Colesby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Colesby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Colesby surname increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Colesby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Colesby surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 70% being registered with the party.

Colesby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.78% less than the national average, earning $39,360 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Colesbey930/
Coleby921,093/
Colsby9249/
Solesby86115/
Coulsby8625/
Coolsby868/
Colesbi862/
Calesby860/
Colsbey860/
Coulsboy801/
Solesbey800/
Soulesby800/
Kolsby7751/
Solsby7742/
Caleby774/
Coleba770/
Colleybey751/
Collevy7124/
Calebay718/
Kolleby717/
Colybes713/
Kolebay712/
Coulebi711/
Salesby711/
Colliby711/
Calleby711/
Soylsby711/
Colsbet710/
Coolevy710/
Colevay710/
Solsbey710/
Coulibay67861/
Solesbee67846/
Colleavy674/
Coylibay671/
Soulsbey671/
Coulibey671/
Colebeth670/
Calebayh670/
Calesway670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Colesby
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