Duxbury Surname

95,453rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Duxbury Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Duxbury,' a township in the parish of Standish, Lancashire.

1632. Baptised — Ralph, s. James Duxbury: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Ann Duxbury, of Woodhouse, 1639: Wills at Chester.

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Duxbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6601:20,9472,950
United States1,0551:343,56330,894
Canada4241:86,9009,618
Australia3851:70,1198,305
South Africa1911:283,65327,806
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Wales371:83,6366,963
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0191:12,0731,840
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1591:315,84124,783

Duxbury (12) may also be a first name.

Duxbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Duxbury,' a township in the parish of Standish, Lancashire.

1632. Baptised — Ralph, s. James Duxbury: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Ann Duxbury, of Woodhouse, 1639: Wills at Chester.

Henry Duxbury, of Tottleworth, 1629: ibid.

Henry Duxbury, 1642: Preston Guild Rolls.

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

(English) belonging to Duxbury (Lancs), 13th cent. Dokesbury, Dokusbure, &c. = prob. Docce’s Stronghold [Old English burh, a fortified place]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Lancashire, England.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

The Duxburys take their name from a township in the county.

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

Duxbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duxbury is found most in England. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duxbury? popularity and diffusion

Duxbury is the 95,453rd most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,461,895 people. The last name Duxbury is mostly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Duxbury live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 12 people.

The surname Duxbury is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 2,660 people, or 1 in 20,947. In England Duxbury is most numerous in: Lancashire, where 35 percent are found, Greater Manchester, where 15 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 35 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Duxbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Duxbury has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Duxbury last name grew 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 664 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 3,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duxbury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Duxbury last name are 11.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.11% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Duxbury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 160.36% more than the national average, earning R 618,708 per year; in United States they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $46,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $53,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duxburry930/
Deuxbury930/
Dixbury861/
Dusbury860/
Dudsbury8012/
Deusbury801/
Dussbury800/
Ducksbury75118/
Doshbury678/
Doesbury670/

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