Morby Surname

255,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,546 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Morby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Moreby (Yorks) and Moorby (Lincs) = the Moor- Habitation(s [Old Norse mór + by-r] Elena de Moreby.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Morby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4721:118,04712,017
United States4381:827,53263,418
France4381:151,65023,523
Canada901:409,39536,056
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Taiwan191:1,233,9348,385
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Israel121:713,13647,700
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3671:66,4187,579
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

The alternate forms: Mörby (12) are calculated separately.

Morby (26) may also be a first name.

Morby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Moreby (Yorks) and Moorby (Lincs) = the Moor- Habitation(s [Old Norse mór + by-r] Elena de Moreby.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Morby Last Name Facts

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

Morby has its highest incidence in England. It can be rendered as a variant: Mörby. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Morby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 255,243rd most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,713,807 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Morby reside; 33 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Morby is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 26 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 472 people, or 1 in 118,047. In England Morby is most common in: West Midlands, where 29 percent reside, Hampshire, where 10 percent reside and Greater London, where 6 percent reside. Other than England this surname exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and France, where 28 percent reside.

Morby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Morby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Morby last name rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 894 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Morby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Morby last name are 25.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.07% registered with the political party.

The amount Morby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 395.6% more than the national average, earning R 1,177,740 per year; in United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,736 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.89% more than the national average, earning $52,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mörby9312/
Moorby911,570/
Morbey911,060/
Mourby9124/
Morbay912/
Moerby912/
Morrby912/
Moorbey8333/
Mourbey8331/
Morboys830/
Morbe802,813/
Morba802,484/
Morbi80608/
Murby80485/
Marby80421/
Morbé8036/
Merby8015/
Morvy801/
Morwy801/
Moorbhay771/
Morvay731,911/
Mourba731,248/
Moerbe73601/
Morway73454/
Morber73358/
Morbis73352/
Mourbe73335/
Morbio73288/
Morbee73100/
Morbit7350/
Marbay7338/
Marbey7338/
Murbiy7337/
Morvey7332/
Mörrby7323/
Morbée7318/
Merbay7313/
Morbeu7312/
Mourbé7312/
Morbai739/
Murbay737/
Morvoy734/
Morbie734/
Murbhy733/
Morbes732/
Morbiz732/
Muyrby731/
Moorbe731/
Mgorbe731/
Morbet731/
Morhbi731/
Morbha731/
Marboy731/
Merbey731/
Moorba731/
Marbuy730/
Morbois67180/
Morbech67121/
Morbitt6731/
Murbaya6730/
Moorbet674/
Moorvey672/
Mohurbe672/
Mourbha671/
Mourbai671/
Merbahy671/
Morways671/
Morwytt671/
Morvaya671/
Marboey671/
Mourbih671/

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