Dansby Surname

112,625th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dansby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dansby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0211:90,14110,136
Australia541:499,92037,885
England151:3,714,537119,675
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4941:101,65710,294

Dansby (53) may also be a first name.

Dansby Last Name Facts

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

Dansby is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dansby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 112,625th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,772,263 people. Dansby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Dansby are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dansby is also the 1,366,219th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 53 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,021 people, or 1 in 90,141. In The United States Dansby is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 11 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Dansby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dansby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dansby surname increased 814 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dansby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dansby are 14.64% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.41% being registered with the party.

Dansby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.52% less than the national average, earning $38,178 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dansbey922/
Dainsby921/
Donsby839/
Damsby839/
Dancby831/
Dansbee7728/
Dansbie772/
Dansberh712/
Dansui6735/
Dansue6711/

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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 Dansby
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