Elsby Surname

441,818th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Elsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3691:150,99714,419
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Scotland831:64,5045,145
Australia621:435,41534,362
Canada491:751,95159,756
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
Denmark181:313,59522,770
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Wales111:281,32115,850
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Falkland Islands31:1,044221
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:135,41912,405
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Elsby (13) may also be a first name.

Elsby Last Name Facts

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

Elsby is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Elsby.

How Common Is The Last Name Elsby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 441,818th most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,415,434 people. Elsby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Elsby live; 63 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. Elsby is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 13 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 150,997. In England Elsby is most common in: Staffordshire, where 25 percent live, Cheshire, where 12 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 8 percent live. Not including England this surname is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Scotland, where 11 percent live.

Elsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Elsby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Elsby surname increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 213 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Elsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elsby surname are 26.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Elsby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.65% more than the national average, earning R 422,160 per year; in United States they earn 33.02% more than the national average, earning $57,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.09% less than the national average, earning $44,173 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Helsby911,399/
Elsbay91183/
Elsbey9110/
Elesby916/
Elsboy914/
Jelsby912/
Ellsby910/
Elsbaay83549/
Elsbahy83398/
Hellsby831/
Oelesby831/
Gelesby830/
Ellesby830/
Olsby80208/
Elzby8012/
Ilsby808/
Alsby802/
Elsba801/
Elsba'iy774/
Ellesbey770/
Eleswy73183/
Ailsby7391/
Halsby7324/
Hilsby7322/
Holsby7313/
Elsbaa7311/
Olesby735/
Alsbey734/
Ellzby731/
Elzhby731/
Gilsby731/
Elshba731/
Elshwy731/
Ellsbe731/
Illsby730/
Ilsbey730/
Alsbaay67122/
Elsbett6747/
Ilesbay6713/
Elesswy6713/
Hallsby6711/
Eleswey679/
Alsbahy679/
Oylesby673/
Gilesby673/
Elesbai672/
Elshway671/
Elesway671/
Elesboa671/
Elesber671/
Elsbaai671/
Hillsby671/
Helsbee670/

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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
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  • 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 Elsby
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