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

The last name Filbey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filbey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 606,498th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 14,261,342 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Filbey live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Filbey is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 1,510,246. In The United States Filbey is primarily found in: Georgia, where 12 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Filbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Filbey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Filbey last name expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filbey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Filbey 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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