Danby Surname

130,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,460 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Danby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Danby,' two parishes in Yorkshire.

Simon de Danby, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1565. John Danbye and Johanna Farr, widow: Marriage Lic.

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Danby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,1291:26,1713,579
United States4931:735,21157,637
Canada3391:108,68911,660
Australia2431:111,09312,380
New Zealand1101:41,1676,893
Wales301:103,1518,167
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Norway81:642,78647,258
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
East Timor11:1,215,928507
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2731:19,1482,754
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1841:272,92822,173

Danby (75) may also be a first name.

Danby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Danby,' two parishes in Yorkshire.

Simon de Danby, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1565. John Danbye and Johanna Farr, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

1765. Married — Francis Danby and Mary Kendall: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Danby = Dan-r’s or the Dane’s Habitation [Old Norse Dan-r = Old English Den(e, Dane + Old Norse by-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(i.e. the Dane's dwelling.) Parishes in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

The Danbys are named after parishes, etc., in the North Riding. The Danbys of Swinton Park, a very ancient and distinguished knightly family, dating back to the 11th century, were lords of Mashamshire from the 16th to the 18th century; of this family there are many branches, one of the oldest being that of the Danbys of Kirkby Knowle (F.).

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

Danby Last Name Facts

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

Danby is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Danby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 130,733rd most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,106,227 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Danby live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,116,575th most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 75 people.

The last name Danby is most widely held in England, where it is held by 2,129 people, or 1 in 26,171. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lincolnshire, where 10 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 9 percent live and Durham, where 9 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

Danby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Danby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Danby surname rose 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 268 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 580 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Danby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Danby surname are 27.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Danby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.45% more than the national average, earning 479,134 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 177.93% more than the national average, earning R 660,468 per year; in United States they earn 20.08% more than the national average, earning $51,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.29% more than the national average, earning $51,316 CAD per year.

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