Filbey Surname

606,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Filbey 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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Filbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
England1561:357,16725,626
Australia541:499,92037,885
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Filbey 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

A parish in Norfolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Filbey Last Name Facts

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

Filbey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Filbey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Filbey is the 606,498th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,261,342 people. The last name Filbey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Filbey are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 1,510,246. In The United States Filbey is mostly found in: Georgia, where 12 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Filbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Filbey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Filbey surname rose 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filbey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Filbey last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Filbey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 227.78% more than the national average, earning R 778,920 per year; in United States they earn 15.24% more than the national average, earning $49,725 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.99% more than the national average, earning $54,150 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filby912,583/
Filbe9126/
Filber83292/
Filbee83151/
Filbet8398/
Filbay8322/
Fillbe831/
Filbes831/
Fillby831/
Felbey830/
Philbey77426/
Filbech771/
Felby73152/
Filba73142/
Vilby7362/
Fluey7316/
Vilbe7313/
Filbà739/
Filbi734/
Felbe734/
Flevy733/
Flber731/
Flebe731/
Filbá731/
Fleby731/
Phillbey711/
Felber6711,923/
Philby67389/
Fülber67138/
Vilboy6796/
Filbis6794/
Fälber6781/
Filhue6744/
Fållby6718/
Fölber6712/
Fellbe676/
Filbas676/
Philbe675/
Flebes673/
Fleber673/
Felbes672/
Fielba672/
Flebay671/
Filway671/
Filwet671/
Filyua671/
Vilbay671/
Filbit671/
Fuelbe670/
Filbau670/
Flewey670/

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Filbey 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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