Dalby Surname

50,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Denmark

Dalby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dalby,' (i)a parish in North Riding of Yorks; '2) a parish in Lincolnshire, near to Spilsby; also three parishes in Leicestershire. Dalbey is an American variant of the surname, but it existed in the mother-country in the 17th century.

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Dalby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0781:13,6632,021
United States2,1981:164,90416,745
Denmark9381:6,018561
Australia6881:39,2385,081
France6081:109,24816,273
Canada4911:75,0428,471
Norway4451:11,5561,300
Scotland1011:53,0084,503
South Africa671:808,62254,680
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Cuba451:256,0604,953
Wales401:77,3636,557
Sweden391:252,48117,476
Ireland311:151,9016,891
India281:27,395,192354,286
Argentina281:1,526,55084,030
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Qatar121:196,50026,891
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Panama61:652,04310,051
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Isle of Man61:14,3043,169
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3861:10,2161,548
Wales291:54,0832,718
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6611:75,9748,073

Dalby (142) may also be a first name.

Dalby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dalby,' (i)a parish in North Riding of Yorks; '2) a parish in Lincolnshire, near to Spilsby; also three parishes in Leicestershire. Dalbey is an American variant of the surname, but it existed in the mother-country in the 17th century.

Willelmus de Dalby, osteler, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Matilda Dalby, 1370: ibid.

1569. Robert Whaley and Anne Dalbye: Marriage Lic. (London).

1604. Married — Edward Dalbey and Saint Yonge: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Scandinavian) belongingto Dalby = the Dale- Habitation(s [Old Norse dal-r + by-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Lincoln, York, Leicester, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire, Yorkshire.

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

The Dalbys, who originally derived their names from Leicestershire parishes, have long been known in the counties of Leicester and Rutland. In the 14th century, when several of the clerics of these counties bore this name, William Dally founded Oakham Hospital; Dalby was the name of the prior of Ulvescroft in the reign of Henry VIII, (N.). There was a Loughborough family of this name in the reign of Charles II. (Fletcher's "Loughborough"), and there are Daleys still in that place. John Dally was mayor of Leicester in 1789 (T.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dalby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dalby (Arabic: دالبي, Oriya: ଡାଲବୀ) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dalby.

How Common Is The Last Name Dalby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dalby is the 50,970th most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 724,336 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Dalby reside; 57 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. Dalby is also the 775,413th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 142 people.

This last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 4,078 people, or 1 in 13,663. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 11 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Leicestershire, where 9 percent live. Beside England it is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Denmark, where 9 percent live.

Dalby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dalby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dalby last name increased 171 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 594 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 148 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dalby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dalby are 14.57% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.34% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dalby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 15.82% less than the national average, earning 291,344 kr per year; in Peru they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,636 per year; in South Africa they earn 147.98% more than the national average, earning R 589,284 per year; in United States they earn 8.67% more than the national average, earning $46,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $54,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Dalbay91540/
Dalboy91333/
Dalbuy918/
D'Alby917/
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Dailby910/
Daulbay8331/
D'Alboy8323/
D'Albey835/
D'Aulby833/
Dahlbey830/
Dolby805,197/
Dalba80812/
Dalbe8091/
Dalvy8052/
Dalwy8043/
Dalbi8032/
Dauylbay77142/
Dealba734,786/
D'Alba731,295/
Dalbis73296/
Dolbey73256/
Dalbai73137/
Dalbes73115/
Dalbea7356/
Dalvey7354/
Dalbeh7332/
Dalber7327/
Dalway7325/
Dalbet7321/
Dohlby7316/
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D'Albi734/
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Dealbi734/
Dalvoy734/
Dolbay733/
Dalbid732/
Dalboa732/
Dalvys732/
Dolbiy732/
Daulbi731/
Deilby731/
Dalbeu731/
Dalbee731/
Dalbaa731/
Dallbe731/
Dalviy731/
Dalbie730/
Dalluay67300/
Dolbysh67145/
D'Albis6786/
Dalbøge6732/
Dolbych6729/
Daulbai6716/
Dalvaya6714/
Dalbeer6711/
Dolbaya6710/
Dalluoy673/
Dalbåge672/
Dalbois672/
Dealvey671/
D'Alvey671/
Dalwaya671/
Dalbech671/
Dalbich671/
Dealbes671/
Daluhay671/
Daulbee671/
Daselbe671/
Dalboit671/
Dall'ba671/
Daylevy670/
Daylbis670/
Dallway670/

Dalby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dalby in the Oriya language
ଡାଲବୀdalabi-
Dalby in the Arabic language
دالبيdalby-

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