Moorby Surname

252,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,570 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Moorby Surname Definition:

A parish in Lincolnshire.

Moorby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9061:61,4997,259
Australia3501:77,1319,013
United States1351:2,684,881161,220
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Canada521:708,56956,910
Wales201:154,72710,755
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4191:58,1756,851
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Moorby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Moorby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moorby occurs most in England. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 252,136th most frequent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,641,749 people. The surname Moorby is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Moorby are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 906 people, or 1 in 61,499. In England Moorby is mostly concentrated in: Lancashire, where 20 percent are found, West Yorkshire, where 20 percent are found and Cumbria, where 9 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 9 percent are found.

Moorby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moorby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Moorby last name increased 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 750 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moorby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Moorby last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.73% registered with the party.

The amount Moorby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 123.23% more than the national average, earning R 530,472 per year; in United States they earn 5.58% less than the national average, earning $40,742 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.22% less than the national average, earning $49,574 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorbey9233/
Morby911,546/
Moorbhay861/
Morbey831,060/
Mourby8324/
Morbay832/
Morrby832/
Moorba831/
Moorbe831/
Mourbey7731/
Moorbet774/
Moorvey772/
Morboys770/
Morbe732,813/
Morba732,484/
Morbi73608/
Murby73485/
Marby73421/
Morbé7336/
Morvy731/
Morwy731/
Morvay671,911/
Mourba671,248/
Moerbe67601/
Morway67454/
Morber67358/
Morbis67352/
Mourbe67335/
Morbio67288/
Morbee67100/
Morbit6750/
Marbey6738/
Marbay6738/
Murbiy6737/
Morvey6732/
Morbée6718/
Morbeu6712/
Mourbé6712/
Morbai679/
Murbay677/
Morbie674/
Morvoy674/
Moorwe673/
Murbhy673/
Morbes672/
Morbiz672/
Morbet671/
Mgorbe671/
Mooruhaya671/
Muyrby671/
Morhbi671/
Morbha671/
Marboy671/
Marbuy670/

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