Malby Surname

579,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Malby Surname Definition:

For Maltby, q.v.

Malby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:287,20622,180
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
France891:746,32392,306
Australia441:613,53943,545
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Malby (97) may also be a first name.

Malby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Maltby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably a corruption of Maltby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Malbisse. Hugh Malbise, Normandy, 1180 - 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Hugh Malbisse, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Malby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Malby occurs most in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Malby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Malby is the 579,404th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 13,445,657 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Malby live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 37 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 97 people.

The surname is most common in England, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 287,206. In England Malby is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 21 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 12 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Beside England it occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent live and France, where 16 percent live.

Malby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Malby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Malby surname expanded 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 339 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Malby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Malby are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Malby earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $44,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.15% less than the national average, earning $36,689 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mallby910/
Mahalby83303/
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Malway7341/
Molbay7338/
Maluoy7315/
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Malvoy7310/
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Malber737/
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Malbie735/
Maalbi735/
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Motlby731/
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Malbee731/
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Molboy730/
Malbayova714/
Malyuha672,349/
Matlebe67408/
Malbois67270/
Malvehy6756/
Malwaya6738/
Malbais6722/
Mahalbi6722/
Mailebe6721/
Malveey6713/
Malberh676/
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Mahlyui674/
Mailuey674/
Maulbee673/
Mailuay673/
Mallbiz673/
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Malbich672/
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Matelbi671/
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