Exelby Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

Exelby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Exelby,' a township in the parish of Burneston, North Riding of Yorks, near Bedale. I think there can be little doubt that Eshelby is a variant of Exelby. It runs side by side with Exelby in the very district in which the two surnames arose.

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Exelby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3841:145,09913,995
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
Australia1571:171,94717,598
Canada971:379,85133,859
Northern Ireland581:31,8113,241
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha171:34467
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales41:773,63329,106
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2201:110,79710,856
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Exelby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Exelby,' a township in the parish of Burneston, North Riding of Yorks, near Bedale. I think there can be little doubt that Eshelby is a variant of Exelby. It runs side by side with Exelby in the very district in which the two surnames arose. My second instance below is confirmatory, supplying as it does an intermediate pronunciation.

William de Askelby, mercer, 15 Edward III: Freemen of York.

1577. Edmond Rainham and Ellen Essrlbee: Marriage Lic. (London).

1594. Henry Hankin and Jane Excelbie: ibid.

1799. Married — John Eshelby and Sarah Adcock: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Exelby Last Name Facts

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

Exelby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Exelby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Exelby is the 373,745th most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,599,109 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Exelby live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 384 people, or 1 in 145,099. In England Exelby is mostly found in: North Yorkshire, where 21 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Outside of England this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Exelby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Exelby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Exelby surname expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 406 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Exelby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Exelby are 0.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Exelby earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 29.41% less than the national average, earning 244,283 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 7.21% less than the national average, earning R 220,512 per year; in United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $52,678 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Excelby921/
Axelby83220/
Eselby8334/
Egelby8315/
Exleby831/
Exilby830/
Ezelby830/
Eshelby77459/
Eselbay773/
Axelbey770/
Eselbey770/
Edgelby770/
Esselby770/
Echelby770/
Exlwy731/
Eslby731/
Hesselby7133/
Ejleby6711/
Ezelbe675/

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