Mortiboy Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Mortiboy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This name has been placed in the roll of fame by Sir W. Besant and the late Mr. Rice in their story Readymoney Mortiboy. It is no fancy name, as the London Directory proves. Manifestly its last syllable is the Frenchbois (v.

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Mortiboy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:445,74429,621
United States301:12,081,964463,456
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Mortiboy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. This name has been placed in the roll of fame by Sir W. Besant and the late Mr. Rice in their story Readymoney Mortiboy. It is no fancy name, as the London Directory proves. Manifestly its last syllable is the Frenchbois (v. Boys or Boyce), a wood, as in Talboys. This is confirmed by the entry:

1700. Baptised — Jane, d. John Morteboyes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1702. — Rebecca, d. John Morteboys: ibid.

As I have found no earlier reference, I presume it is of fairly modern French extraction. I wonder where Sir W. Besant or Mr. Rice met it? Many of Charles Dickens' characters will be met with in this dictionary.

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

For the French Mortbois-Dead Wood [v. under Mort andBoyce]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mortiboy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mortiboy is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mortiboy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,252,959th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The surname Mortiboy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Mortiboy reside; 71 percent reside in Northern Europe and 71 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Mortiboy is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 125 people, or 1 in 445,744. In England Mortiboy is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 28 percent are found, West Midlands, where 16 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 12 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and New Zealand, where 10 percent are found.

Mortiboy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mortiboy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mortiboy last name rose 245 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mortiboy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mortiboy surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Mortiboy earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $44,458 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Mortiboys94294/
Mortiby930/
Morteboy8814/
Martiboy880/
Morteboys820/
Martibay752/
Martibho751/
Mortebys750/
Murtibi6737/
Marteby6722/
Mortebi6720/
Martebo6716/
Martibi678/
Mortyva673/
Martivo672/
Martibe672/
Mortuba672/
Martivy671/
Murtiba671/
Martubo671/
Martiwo671/

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