Mortby Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Mortby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mortby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:884,41445,970
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Mortby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mortby is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Mortby is the 2,203,767th most widely held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Mortby reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Mortby is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 63 people, or 1 in 884,414. In England it is primarily found in: Hertfordshire, where 32 percent reside, Greater London, where 19 percent reside and West Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside. Beside England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 7 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Mortby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mortby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mortby surname expanded 573 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mortbys920/
Mortbey920/
Martby839/
Mertbey7746/
Mertbay7719/
Mortvay771/
Mortbit771/
Martbay771/
Martba671/
Martvoy623/
Murtbai621/
Morthui621/
Mortvedt57377/
Mortveit57126/
Mortvich572/
Mortvedd571/
Martva50130/
Martvi508/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mortby
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