Moberly Surname

131,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,423 people bear this surname

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

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.

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Moberly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0991:116,96012,600
Canada2111:174,62417,463
England511:1,092,51152,584
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:90,6479,336

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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Mobberley (glade with an assembly mound), in Cheshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Moberly Last Name Facts

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

Moberly is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moberly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 131,961st most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,128,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Moberly live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Moberly is also the 3,306,491st most common first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,099 people, or 1 in 116,960. In The United States it is primarily found in: Kentucky, where 19 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Missouri, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Moberly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moberly has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 559 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 35 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moberly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moberly last name are 27.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.3% registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moberley93349/
Maberly86196/
Moverly866/
Moberli861/
Mobirly861/
Moverley80593/
Maberley80101/
Moverlay803/
Moverlly800/
Maberla711/
Maverley6781/
Maberles673/
Mujberle671/

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