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 occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Ousby.

How Common Is The Last Name Ousby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 694,796th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. It 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 commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 279 people, or 1 in 199,706. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cumbria, where 39 percent live, Lancashire, where 16 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent live. Beside England this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Ousby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ousby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Ousby last name increased 410 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 13 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Ousby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ousby surname are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the 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/
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Ousba803/
Ousbi802/
Odsby802/
Ouboy801/
Ozsby801/
Osbay801/
Oubiy801/
Oubyo801/
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Uby7519/
Goosby731,388/
Hutsby73347/
Ayouby73245/
Houtby73197/
Housba73193/
Ousbih73172/
Ajouby73170/
Oubaya7394/
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Huesby7356/
Houbey7349/
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Hosbey739/
Oubayh739/
Oubeyd735/
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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/
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Obyo672/
Oiby671/
Husbaya671/
Ehoubey671/
Gausbey671/
Gousbee671/
Gousbhi671/
Ueby671/
Ubuy671/
Gusbaya671/
Ojby671/
Ľuby671/
Hajouby671/
Ooby671/
Ohby671/
Ubyh671/
Uiby671/
Uswy671/
Gossbey670/
Goossby670/

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