Marbury Surname

164,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Marbury Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marbury,' a parish in Cheshire, three miles from Whitchurch.

1545. John Marbery and Alice Marbery: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1610. William Marburie, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Marbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6131:138,71414,465
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:165,19314,986

Marbury (70) may also be a first name.

Marbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marbury,' a parish in Cheshire, three miles from Whitchurch.

1545. John Marbery and Alice Marbery: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).

1610. William Marburie, Cheshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1627. Baptised — Rebecca, d. Lewes Marbury: St. Thomas the Apostle.

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

See Merbury. Nicholas Merbury, Butler of the King, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Marbury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marbury is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marbury? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marbury is the 164,632nd most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,766,722 people. The surname Marbury occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Marbury live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. Marbury is also the 1,162,016th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 70 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,613 people, or 1 in 138,714. In The United States Marbury is most common in: Alabama, where 20 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Marbury is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and The Bahamas, where 0 percent are found.

Marbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Marbury has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 860 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marbury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Marbury are 3.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.52% being registered with the party.

Marbury earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.08% less than the national average, earning $37,935 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marbuery9311/
Marburry931/
Marburey930/
Marbory8619/
Marburi8617/
Morbury863/
Marvury862/
Merbury860/
Marboure802/
Marbouré801/
Marboura801/
Marburer800/
Marborry800/
Marbourgi7511/
Marvuri711/
Marwora571/
Marwori571/

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Marbury Reference & Research

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