Milby Surname

141,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Milby Surname Definition:

Perhaps a ' nurse-name ' of Miles or Michael.

Milby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8211:128,48613,585
Scotland1231:43,5273,964
England961:580,39635,131
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
India61:127,844,230863,365
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland231:162,7496,621
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3751:133,91612,757

Milby (105) may also be a first name.

Milby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps a ' nurse-name ' of Miles or Michael.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Milby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Milby is found most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Milby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Milby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 141,820th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 2,320,136 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Milby reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Milby is also the 920,134th most numerous first name globally, borne by 105 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,821 people, or 1 in 128,486. In The United States Milby is most numerous in: Kentucky, where 34 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 5 percent are found. Aside from The United States Milby occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 4 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Milby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Milby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Milby last name increased 752 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 535 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Milby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Milby last name is principally Catholic (52%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Milby surname are 34.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80.85% registered to vote for the party.

Milby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $40,446 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mielby9131/
Millby9120/
Milbey911/
Melby805,628/
Mølby80133/
Milba8057/
Milbe8025/
Mälby8014/
Milbi8014/
Milway73302/
Milbee73125/
Mellby73112/
Meelby7398/
Milbes7372/
Milber7369/
Milbit7332/
Milbis7318/
Mehlby7313/
Möllby7310/
Melbey735/
Milbio734/
Mählby734/
Melboy733/
Mielba731/
Milbih731/
Mylbyt731/
Moelby731/
Maelby730/
Meslby730/
Milbich67202/
Millway6729/
Milbitz6718/
Milbaia675/
Milbøge674/
Melbouy671/
Milbech671/
Mlbe671/
Milhwey670/
Millvay670/
Millber670/

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