Hellaby Surname

1,290,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hellaby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hellaby,' a township in the parish of Stainton, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Hellaby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England911:612,28636,401
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
France71:9,488,960336,266
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:363,81122,769
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Hellaby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Hellaby,' a township in the parish of Stainton, West Riding of Yorkshire.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Hellaby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hellaby is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hellaby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,290,735th most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Hellaby live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 612,286. In England it is most frequent in: Suffolk, where 20 percent are found, Derbyshire, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 15 percent are found. Excluding England Hellaby occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Hellaby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hellaby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Hellaby last name increased 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 425 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Hellaby Last Name Statistics demography

Hellaby earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.29% more than the national average, earning $73,047 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hellabey931/
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Helaby92244/
Hillaby86539/
Hallaby8678/
Helleby8636/
Hellawy869/
Elhlaby864/
Hollaby862/
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Hellaba861/
Ellaaby861/
Ellyaby861/
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Elaby83227/
Chellabi80151/
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Hollabay805/
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Jhelabiy803/
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Helliabe801/
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Allaby77789/
Helabi77597/
Elabyd77244/
Helawy77184/
Ellaba77145/
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Hilaby7716/
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Ellabe779/
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Eleaby774/
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Holaby771/
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Elloway71233/
Halleby7169/
Halabyi7122/
Hilleby7118/
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Elhlawy719/
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Hillabi714/
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Holleby713/
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Allabey712/
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Ellabed712/
Ellyawy712/
Elhaiby712/
Halabiy712/
Hellawi712/
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Ellaber711/
Ellahba711/
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Allabay711/
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Ellabee710/
Gillaby710/
Elabe673,839/
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Eloby6764/
Olaby6748/
Chehlawy6723/
Cheslabi6716/
Chelyabi6711/
Jellabai677/
Hollobay675/
Khelabai674/
Hillabee674/
Helloubi674/
Jlaby674/
Elabouyi674/
Healaway674/
Ellhloby674/
Khellavi672/
Ellahabi672/
Chelabit672/
Chelobyi672/
Gelloway671/
Khelabij671/
Chellava671/
Hilloway671/
Ealloway671/
Elhlaibi671/
Hallebay671/
Cheloway671/
Elhahaby671/
Elabé671/
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Chelouby671/
Ellabech671/
Elavy671/
Elllabed671/
Gelliabe671/
Hellaver671/
Hillaway670/
Ellaways670/

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