Glassby Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Glassby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glassby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:1,505,89364,828
Australia361:749,88148,970
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Glassby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Glassby is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glassby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Glassby is the 1,943,350th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 79,212,456 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Glassby live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most common in England, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 1,505,893. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 16 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 16 percent live and Hampshire, where 14 percent live. Excluding England it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.

Glassby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Glassby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Glassby Last Name Statistics demography

Glassby earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Glasby921,832/
Glasbey86131/
Gladsby863/
Glassba861/
Glessby860/
Glaisby860/
Glaby8317/
Gillasby801/
Glassbie800/
Glesby77122/
Glabay7751/
Glosby7720/
Glasvy772/
Glaboy771/
Glassberh751/
Glassberr751/
Gillasbey750/
Glasber711/
Glassui711/
Glasbie711/
Gillaby710/
Glaba67714/
Glabe67234/
Gillesby6793/
Glabi6720/
Glavy6716/
Globy676/
Glasswer671/
Glassuer670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Glassby
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