Goalby Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Goalby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goalby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:449,33929,774
United States351:10,355,970420,657
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Goalby Last Name Facts

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

Goalby is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Goalby.

How Common Is The Last Name Goalby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,359,010th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname Goalby is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Goalby live; 77 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 124 people, or 1 in 449,339. In England Goalby is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 41 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 15 percent reside and Dorset, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Goalby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Goalby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Goalby last name increased 344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Goalby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Goalby surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

Goalby earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 45.45% more than the national average, earning $62,759 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oalby910/
Goalbeat711/
Oualbi672/
Hoalba671/
Hoalbă671/
Goalves623/
Goalwei621/
Goatilwe571/
Aolba553/
Oalvi551/
Aolbj551/
Gaolwe501/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Goalby
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