Firby Surname
Approximately 649 people bear this surname
Firby Surname Definition:
A township in Yorkshire.
Firby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 306 | 1:182,085 | 16,371 |
| Canada | 163 | 1:226,047 | 21,702 |
| United States | 129 | 1:2,809,759 | 166,838 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 215 | 1:113,374 | 11,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 40 | 1:1,255,467 | 70,036 |
Firby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A township in Yorkshire.
Firby Demographics
Average Firby Salary in
United States
$39,016 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Firby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Firby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Firby is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Firby.
How Common Is The Last Name Firby? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 505,580th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,228,884 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Firby live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.
Firby is most widely held in England, where it is held by 306 people, or 1 in 182,085. In England Firby is most frequent in: Durham, where 33 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 25 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent reside. Apart from England Firby exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.
Firby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Firby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 323 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Firby Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Firby last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 76.19% registered with the political party.
The amount Firby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.58% less than the national average, earning $39,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.52% less than the national average, earning $49,426 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firbay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Fairby | 91 | 1 | / |
| Firbey | 91 | 0 | / |
| Furby | 80 | 1,352 | / |
| Freby | 80 | 383 | / |
| Ferby | 80 | 252 | / |
| Fyrby | 80 | 16 | / |
| Firba | 80 | 14 | / |
| Firbe | 80 | 13 | / |
| Firbi | 80 | 12 | / |
| Virby | 80 | 3 | / |
| Fearby | 73 | 276 | / |
| Ferbey | 73 | 196 | / |
| Furbay | 73 | 184 | / |
| Furbey | 73 | 83 | / |
| Ferbay | 73 | 4 | / |
| Firboj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fairbe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Firbhi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Firbes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Firbee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Furboy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ferrby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Firber | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fairway | 67 | 193 | / |
| Fairbee | 67 | 112 | / |
| Ferbuyt | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fiervey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fairber | 67 | 0 | / |
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Firby Reference & Research
Furby DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Furby 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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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Firby
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