Moberly Surname
Approximately 3,423 people bear this surname
Moberly Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mobberly,' a parish in Cheshire, two miles from Nether Knutsford.
Patrick Moberlegh, c. 1220: East Cheshire.
William de Modburlegh, 1308: ibid.
1565. Baptised — Margery Mobberleye: Reg.
Read More About This SurnameMoberly Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,099 | 1:116,960 | 12,600 |
| Canada | 211 | 1:174,624 | 17,463 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1:1,868,197 | 87,346 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 78 | 1:312,505 | 20,777 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 554 | 1:90,647 | 9,336 |
Moberly (12) may also be a first name.
Moberly Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mobberly,' a parish in Cheshire, two miles from Nether Knutsford.
Patrick Moberlegh, c. 1220: East Cheshire.
William de Modburlegh, 1308: ibid.
1565. Baptised — Margery Mobberleye: Reg. Prestbury, Cheshire.
1568. — John Moberleye: ibid.
1585. Edward Mobberley, of Norley, yeoman: Wills at Chester.
1756. Married — Richard Moberly and Jane Adams: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) belonging to Mobberley (Chesh.), anciently Modburlegh = (the Lady) Modburh’s Lea [Anglo-Saxon Modburh (genit. Modburge) - mód, mind, courage (mood); burh (from), stronghold + leáh, lea]
(English) One who came from Mobberley (glade with an assembly mound), in Cheshire.
Moberly Demographics
Average Male Moberly Height
178.3 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Moberly Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Moberly Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Moberly is found most frequently in The United States. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Moberly? popularity and diffusion
The surname Moberly is the 131,961st most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,128,994 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Moberly are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Moberly is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 12 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 3,099 people, or 1 in 116,960. In The United States Moberly is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 19 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Moberly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Moberly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Moberly surname expanded 559 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Moberly Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Moberly surname are 27.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.3% registered with the political party.
The amount Moberly earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 28.79% more than the national average, earning R 306,060 per year; in United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,269 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.8% less than the national average, earning $38,850 CAD per year.
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