Manby Surname

420,906th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Manby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Manby,' a parish in Lincolnshire With the variant Manbee, infra, compare Applebee for Appleby.

Robert de Manby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Maunby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Manby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4841:115,12011,771
United States1841:1,969,886126,972
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Australia311:870,82953,581
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Israel161:534,85239,210
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Sweden111:895,16066,831
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France21:33,211,361423,184
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3081:79,1418,540
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:1,046,22361,047

Manby (13) may also be a first name.

Manby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Manby,' a parish in Lincolnshire With the variant Manbee, infra, compare Applebee for Appleby.

Robert de Manby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus Maunby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1581. Francis Manby, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1583. William Manbee, Lincolnshire: ibid.

1788. Married — Joseph Manby and Hannah Littlewood: St. George, Hanover Square.

1804. — Thomas Pope and Maria Manbey: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Manby (Lincs), 13th cent. Manby =? ‘Mann’s,’or ‘Magne’s Estate’ [Old Norse by-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(English), Man's dwelling. Manning and Manson, Man's son. Manningham, Man's son's home.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Manby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manby has its highest incidence in England. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Manby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 420,906th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 8,844,109 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Manby live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name on earth, held by 13 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 484 people, or 1 in 115,120. In England Manby is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 15 percent reside and Greater London, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Scotland, where 4 percent reside.

Manby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Manby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Manby last name expanded 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Manby last name are 9.59% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.36% being registered with the party.

The amount Manby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 84.54% more than the national average, earning R 438,528 per year; in Colombia they earn 24.67% less than the national average, earning $17,102,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.91% more than the national average, earning $52,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.83% less than the national average, earning $45,795 CAD per year.

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