Onsby Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Onsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:9,293,819392,288
Denmark71:806,38843,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Onsby (19) may also be a first name.

Onsby Last Name Facts

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

Onsby is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onsby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Onsby live; 85 percent live in North America and 85 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 19 people.

The surname Onsby is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 9,293,819. In The United States Onsby is most frequent in: Mississippi, where 62 percent are found and Tennessee, where 38 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Denmark, where 15 percent are found.

Onsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Onsby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Onsby last name rose 115 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Onsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Onsby surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Onsby earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.02% less than the national average, earning $30,197 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Honsby9111/
Onsbey911/
Oensby910/
Gonsby910/
Onnsby910/
Oinsby910/
Osensby831/
Hounsby831/
Hoensby831/
Honsbuy830/
Hoonsby830/
Honsbey830/
Ensby80191/
Ansby8022/
Omsby8017/
Unsby804/
Hohnsbey770/
Hensby731,123/
Hansby73289/
Ensbey73249/
Gunsby7372/
Homsby7316/
Gansby734/
Omsbey731/
Onsber730/
Onsbee730/
Oomsby730/
Hunsby730/
Annsby730/
Gahnsby6717/
Hansbey671/
Ansbeys671/
Hensbey670/
Onnsbee670/
Gansbay670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Onsby
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