Normanby Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Normanby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Normanby,' parishes in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. The meaning is the by or habitation of Norman (q.v).

Jacobus de Normanby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Normanby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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Normanby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933

Normanby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Normanby,' parishes in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. The meaning is the by or habitation of Norman (q.v).

Jacobus de Normanby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Normanby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Alan de Normaneby, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Normanby (frequent in the great Scandinavian counties Lincs and Yorks) = the Northman's Settlement [v. under Norman, and + Old Norse bý-r, settlement, farmstead]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

There are four parishes, besides minor localities, bearing this designation, viz: three in Lincolnshire, and one in the N. Biding of Yorkshire, From Northman, or Norwegian, and ' by,' a habitation. "That Norwegians immigrated into England even in considerable numbers, both history and the frequently occurring name of Normanby in the North of England, clearly show." Worsaae's Danes and Norwegians in England, p. 73. Mr. W. might have added that there are no less than eleven parishes called Normanton; but these are chiefly in the midland counties. Normanville in Normandy, and the name of that province itself, are derived from the same source.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Normanby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Normanby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Normanby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Normanby are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 44 percent are found, North Yorkshire, where 44 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found. Not including England it is found in one country. It is also common in New Zealand, where 10 percent are found.

Normanby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Normanby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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