Ousby Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Ousby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ousby,' a parish in Cumberland, nine miles from Penrith.

1635. Buried — William Ousby or Ousbye, householder: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Ousby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2791:199,70617,470
Australia821:329,21628,102
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Ousby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ousby,' a parish in Cumberland, nine miles from Penrith.

1635. Buried — William Ousby or Ousbye, householder: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Ousby (Cumb.), anciently Ulfsby = Ulf’s Estate [the genit. of Old Norse úlf-r, wolf + bý-r, estate, farm]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ousby Last Name Facts

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

Ousby is found most frequently in England. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ousby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ousby is the 694,796th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Ousby are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 279 people, or 1 in 199,706. In England Ousby is primarily concentrated in: Cumbria, where 39 percent reside, Lancashire, where 16 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Ousby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ousby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Ousby surname increased 410 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 13 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ousby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Ousby surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Ousby earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.75% less than the national average, earning $26,861 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Housby91293/
Gousby91117/
Ousbey9132/
Osby891,937/
Usby897/
Ouby893/
Housbey8348/
Houshby8315/
Husby803,370/
Gouby801,146/
Ausby80613/
Gosby80292/
Osbey80275/
Houby8082/
Oubyi8076/
Hosby8052/
Gusby8046/
Oubey8043/
Usbay8031/
Oubay8017/
Otsby805/
Oesby804/
Ousba803/
Ousbi802/
Odsby802/
Ouboy801/
Ozsby801/
Osbay801/
Oubiy801/
Oubyo801/
Oubuy801/
Oby75871/
Uby7519/
Goosby731,388/
Hutsby73347/
Ayouby73245/
Houtby73197/
Housba73193/
Ousbih73172/
Ajouby73170/
Oubaya7394/
Gausby7371/
Goubay7367/
Huesby7356/
Houbey7349/
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Gousbi7324/
Ousbaa7320/
Hosbey739/
Oubayh739/
Oubeyd735/
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Husbey734/
Gosbey732/
Ausbey732/
Owesby732/
Ousbet732/
Ousber731/
Oshbay731/
Goesby731/
Ausbys731/
Ousbai731/
Hussby731/
Oubouy731/
Ouyaby731/
Eoubey731/
Heusby730/
Hausby730/
Gusbuy730/
Husboy730/
Hotsby730/
Gushby730/
Obey675,696/
Ubay675,089/
Hoby674,780/
Huby674,289/
Ouba672,286/
Obay671,665/
Goby671,528/
Asby67781/
Oxby67770/
Oboy67724/
Auby67505/
Oubi67318/
Utby67110/
Ubey6791/
Oube6768/
Guby6765/
Auesbay6744/
Houjaby6742/
Obyć6733/
Obyt6722/
Usbi6721/
Usba6721/
Osbi6715/
Obiy6711/
Osba679/
Obuy678/
Obyd678/
Goosbey676/
Euby675/
Obyi675/
Otby675/
Ousbaai674/
Usbe674/
Oeby674/
Osbe673/
Osvy672/
Ogiesby672/
Obys672/
Ubyi672/
Ubys672/
Obyo672/
Oiby671/
Husbaya671/
Ehoubey671/
Gausbey671/
Gousbee671/
Gousbhi671/
Ueby671/
Ubuy671/
Gusbaya671/
Ojby671/
Ľuby671/
Hajouby671/
Ooby671/
Ohby671/
Ubyh671/
Uiby671/
Uswy671/
Gossbey670/
Goossby670/

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