Filbee Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Filbee Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Filby,' a parish in Norfolk. With Filbee, compare Applebee for Appleby.

Ralph de Fileby, Norfolk, 1280: History of Norfolk.

Robert de Fileby, Norfolk, 1315: ibid.

Roger de Fileby, Norfolk, 1273.

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Filbee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:626,04636,944
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Wales61:515,75523,171
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Malta11:430,2723,380
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Filbee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Filby,' a parish in Norfolk. With Filbee, compare Applebee for Appleby.

Ralph de Fileby, Norfolk, 1280: History of Norfolk.

Robert de Fileby, Norfolk, 1315: ibid.

Roger de Fileby, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholas de Fyleby, rector of Burgh, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1325. Richard de Phileby, rector of Stokesby, Norfolk: ibid.

1768. Married — William Fillbey and Mary Morris: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Filby (Norfolk), 13th cent. Fileby [the second ele­ment is the Old Norse by-r, a settlement, estate; the first is prob. the Old Teutonic name-stem Fil-i-, 'great’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Filbee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filbee is found most in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Filbee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,428,594th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 68 percent of Filbee are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 626,046. In England Filbee is most numerous in: Greater London, where 22 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 15 percent are found and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Filbee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Filbee has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Filbee surname grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filbee Last Name Statistics demography

Filbee earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Canada they earn 72.5% more than the national average, earning $85,702 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filbe9126/
Filbey83511/
Filber83292/
Filbet8398/
Fillbe831/
Filbes831/
Philbee7787/
Filbech771/
Filby732,583/
Filba73142/
Vilbe7313/
Filbi734/
Felbe734/
Fluee732/
Flber731/
Flebe731/
Filbá731/
Felber6711,923/
Fülber67138/
Filbis6794/
Fälber6781/
Filhue6744/
Fluehe6743/
Filbay6722/
Fölber6712/
Fellbe676/
Philbe675/
Flevet674/
Fleber673/
Flebes673/
Flever673/
Fielba672/
Felbes672/
Fleves671/
Filbit671/
Filwet671/
Fillby671/
Flewer670/
Flewey670/
Filbau670/
Felbey670/
Fuelbe670/

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Filbee Reference & Research

Filby One-name Study - A profile of the Filby surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Filby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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