Corsby Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Corsby Surname Definition:
Metathesis of Crosbie, which see. "Of that Ilk" says Nisbet.
Corsby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 35 | 1:1,434,820 | 77,606 |
Corsby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Metathesis of Crosbie, which see. "Of that Ilk" says Nisbet.
Perhaps Cosby, co. Leicester. See Cosby.
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.
Corsby Demographics
Corsby Political Affiliation
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Corsby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Corsby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Corsby is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Corsby.
How Common Is The Last Name Corsby? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,683,218th most frequent family name globally, borne by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Corsby are found; 51 percent are found in Northern Europe and 51 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name Corsby is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,013,056. In England Corsby is most common in: Greater London, where 25 percent live, Lancashire, where 20 percent live and Essex, where 18 percent live. Apart from England this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent live and Wales, where 3 percent live.
Corsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Corsby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Corsby last name increased 229 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 149 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Corsby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Corsby surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scorsby | 92 | 3 | / |
| Coursby | 92 | 1 | / |
| Scoursby | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sorsby | 83 | 801 | / |
| Korsby | 83 | 38 | / |
| Carsby | 83 | 19 | / |
| Corzby | 83 | 3 | / |
| Corsbie | 77 | 376 | / |
| Soursby | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sorsboy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Carsbey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Corsbitt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sarsby | 67 | 163 | / |
| Kersby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sorsbie | 62 | 21 | / |
| Kersbuy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Chursvy | 62 | 1 | / |
| Coursui | 62 | 1 | / |
| Corsvie | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kersbey | 62 | 0 | / |
| Carsbie | 62 | 0 | / |
| Korsbech | 57 | 26 | / |
| Korsue | 50 | 6 | / |
| Karsba | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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