Firby Surname

505,580th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Firby Surname Definition:

A township in Yorkshire.

Firby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3061:182,08516,371
Canada1631:226,04721,702
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Australia291:930,88655,860
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Jersey51:19,8403,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Firby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Firby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Firby occurs most in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Firby.

How Common Is The Last Name Firby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 505,580th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 11,228,884 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Firby are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Firby is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 182,085. In England Firby is most common in: Durham, where 33 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 25 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent reside. Not including England it is found 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 prevalency of Firby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Firby surname rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 323 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Firby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Firby last name are 22.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Firbay911/
Fairby911/
Firbey910/
Furby801,352/
Freby80383/
Ferby80252/
Fyrby8016/
Firba8014/
Firbe8013/
Firbi8012/
Virby803/
Fearby73276/
Ferbey73196/
Furbay73184/
Furbey7383/
Ferbay734/
Firboj731/
Fairbe731/
Firbhi731/
Firbes730/
Firbee730/
Furboy730/
Ferrby730/
Firber730/
Fairway67193/
Fairbee67112/
Ferbuyt6737/
Fiervey670/
Fairber670/

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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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