Corsby Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Corsby Surname Definition:

Metathesis of Crosbie, which see. "Of that Ilk" says Nisbet.

Corsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England551:1,013,05650,089
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Corsby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Metathesis of Crosbie, which see. "Of that Ilk" says Nisbet.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Perhaps Cosby, co. Leicester. See Cosby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Nisbet says "Corsby of that Ilk, an ancient family sometime with us;" but neither the heraldrist nor the gazetteer informs us of the locus in quo.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Corsby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corsby occurs most in England. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corsby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,683,218th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Corsby are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England Corsby is most numerous in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Lancashire, where 20 percent live and Essex, where 18 percent live. Apart from England it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent live and Wales, where 3 percent live.

Corsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Corsby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 149 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Corsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Corsby are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

Corsby earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.81% less than the national average, earning $32,013 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scorsby923/
Coursby921/
Scoursby861/
Sorsby83801/
Korsby8338/
Carsby8319/
Corzby833/
Corsbie77376/
Soursby778/
Sorsboy771/
Carsbey770/
Corsbitt710/
Sarsby67163/
Kersby674/
Sorsbie6221/
Kersbuy621/
Chursvy621/
Coursui621/
Corsvie621/
Kersbey620/
Carsbie620/
Korsbech5726/
Korsue506/
Karsba501/

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