Larby Surname

418,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Larby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Larby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4591:121,39012,264
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Australia341:793,99150,673
France321:2,075,710171,237
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Wales211:147,35910,403
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1701:143,38512,847
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Lärby (1) are calculated separately.

Larby (116) may also be a first name.

Larby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Larby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲ) is found most frequently in England. It can also be found in the variant forms: Lärby. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Larby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 418,171st most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,769,610 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Larby live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 868,627th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 116 people.

The surname Larby is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 459 people, or 1 in 121,390. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Surrey, where 17 percent are found, Hampshire, where 16 percent are found and Greater London, where 12 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 25 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Larby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Larby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Larby surname increased 270 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 252 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 175 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Larby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Larby last name is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Larby surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Larby earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 11.36% less than the national average, earning 306,758 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.4% less than the national average, earning $39,524 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lärby931/
Larbey91617/
Lairby919/
Laarby913/
Larbay911/
L'Arby911/
Learby910/
Larzboy831/
Larbouy830/
Larbi80129,737/
Larba801,404/
Lerby8059/
Larbe8033/
Lorby804/
Larvy802/
Larbj801/
Larbie735,620/
Larbes731,873/
Laarbi73881/
Larway73491/
Larwuy73450/
Larbaa73430/
Larbio73115/
Lerbey73109/
Larvey7344/
Larbai7343/
Larber7311/
Larbii735/
Larbed735/
Liarbi733/
Larbee733/
Larrbi733/
Larwey733/
Larbiz733/
Larwhy732/
Lairbi732/
Larbui732/
Làarbi731/
L'Arbi731/
Larbha731/
Lharbi731/
Lairbe731/
Larbei731/
Larhbi731/
Laerbi731/
Larbeh731/
Larbès731/
Larbés731/
Larbet731/
Larvay730/
Lorbey730/
Leerby730/
Laurbär679/
Larrbee672/
Laharbi672/
Larbois672/
L'Harbi671/
Leerbay671/
Larvooy671/
Larbesh671/
Laarbaj671/
Lharvey671/
Learber670/
Laurber670/

Larby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Larby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻌﺮﺑﻲalrby-

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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 Larby
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