Filby Surname

167,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Filby 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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Filby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3371:41,6745,335
United States6051:599,10648,792
Australia3211:84,0999,745
Canada1341:274,96725,811
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Wales151:206,30213,003
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
France41:16,605,680368,153
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6511:37,4434,838
Wales91:174,2686,522
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1301:386,29828,876

Filby (28) may also be a first name.

Filby 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

Filby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Filby is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Filby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 167,441st most common surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,821,350 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 55 percent of Filby are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,994,417th most numerous given name world-wide, held by 28 people.

Filby is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,337 people, or 1 in 41,674. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 15 percent live, Norfolk, where 14 percent live and Suffolk, where 10 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Filby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Filby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Filby surname increased 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 465 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 533 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Filby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Filby surname is predominantly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Filby are 0.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.07% registered with the party.

The amount Filby earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.51% more than the national average, earning R 279,252 per year; in United States they earn 3.29% less than the national average, earning $41,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.51% more than the national average, earning $52,916 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Filbey91511/
Filbay9122/
Fillby911/
Felby80152/
Filba80142/
Vilby8062/
Filbe8026/
Filbi804/
Filbá801/
Fleby801/
Philby73389/
Filber73292/
Filbee73151/
Filbet7398/
Vilboy7396/
Filbis7394/
Fållby7318/
Fielba732/
Fillbe731/
Filbit731/
Flebay731/
Vilbay731/
Filway731/
Filbes731/
Felbey730/
Philbey67426/
Fillway674/
Filbois672/
Filuayi671/
Filbech671/
Filbits670/

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Filby Reference & Research

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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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