Raby Surname

28,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Raby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Raby,' a township in the parish of Neston, Cheshire.

Thomas Penkett, of Raby, 1670: Wills at Chester.

Nicholas Raby, of Cuerden, 1674: ibid.

Raby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,8261:62,2147,291
Egypt5,0341:18,2632,118
Canada2,0581:17,9042,542
England1,8801:29,6373,986
France1,4081:47,1756,081
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Mauritania5381:7,611829
Philippines4581:221,04434,179
Israel2411:35,5094,945
Australia2131:126,74013,853
Chile2051:85,9343,357
Jamaica1351:21,2591,817
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Wales461:67,2725,910
Poland371:1,027,26372,414
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
India271:28,409,829361,298
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Denmark121:470,39330,183
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China31:455,773,85521,925
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3421:18,1632,619
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales101:156,8426,008
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6601:76,0898,089

Raby (5,157) may also be a first name.

Raby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Raby,' a township in the parish of Neston, Cheshire.

Thomas Penkett, of Raby, 1670: Wills at Chester.

Nicholas Raby, of Cuerden, 1674: ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Raby (Chesh.; Cumb.; Durham) = 1 Ra’s or the Deer Place [Old Norse rá, a roe + bý-r] 2 the Farm in the Nook or Corner [Old Norse rá, urá, a nook, corner, + bý-r] The Cheshire Raby was Rabie in Domesday-Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in Durham, famous for its castle; also another township in Cheshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the forest and castle of Raby or Rabeium, Normandy. John Raby had a safe conduct in Normandy t. Henry V. (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 243).

The Norman People (1874)

From Raby; a location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Raby is also a Cornish name. Adam Rabye was parish clerk of Blackburn in 1683 (A.). There was a Thomas Rabi in Bedfordshire in the 13th century (H. R.). In Cheshire and Durham there are townships of this name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Raby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Raby (Bengali: রৈব্য, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺭﺍﺑﻲ, Hindi: राॅबी) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Raby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 28,269th most frequently held family name globally It is held by around 1 in 383,313 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Raby reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Raby is also the 94,373rd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 5,157 people.

Raby is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5,826 people, or 1 in 62,214. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Tennessee, where 12 percent are found, North Carolina, where 8 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 71 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.

Raby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Raby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Raby last name expanded 883 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 140 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 460 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Raby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Raby surname are 17.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Raby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning R 243,780 per year; in United States they earn 7.28% less than the national average, earning $40,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.62% less than the national average, earning $45,398 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Raboy893,427/
Rabey892,578/
Rabiy892,457/
Rabay89614/
Raaby89306/
Rabyi89306/
Ratby89274/
Rabhy89172/
Rasby8996/
Hraby8993/
Reaby8957/
Rabuy8948/
Rauby8928/
Rabyy8915/
Rahby8911/
Rajby8910/
Raiby898/
Rabys893/
Rayby892/
Rabyo891/
Rabyt891/
Rabéy891/
Rhaby891/
Rabaya806,736/
Rabiey80581/
Rabgay80394/
Reasby80104/
Raysby8089/
Rabouy8061/
Rabahy8055/
Rabhay8046/
Raibay8046/
Rabhiy8043/
Rabych8031/
Rayboy8028/
Rahaby8026/
Rasboy8018/
Rahbay8018/
Ratbay8015/
Raibys8013/
Rzabay8011/
Rabgey809/
Reaboy808/
Rashby807/
Raybay805/
Rajbey804/
Rabysh803/
Raabay803/
Rabeey803/
Rgaiby801/
Rhabyt801/
Hrabyi801/
Raubys801/
Rgabey801/
Rabaiy801/
Raeboy801/
Raboey801/
Rhaaby801/
Rasbay801/
Hrabys801/
Rathby800/
Rasbey800/
Reabey800/
Rabe75128,182/
Rabi75115,571/
Roby7522,848/
Raba7514,541/
Rawy752,073/
Reby751,920/
Ravy75368/
Rabé75253/
Rabí755/
Réby755/
Rabj752/
Rabá751/
Rabè751/
Raithby73374/
Rajbhoy7320/
Raibhay7310/
Rajhboy737/
Raisboy736/
Rajbaya731/
Rahabuy731/
Rabaaya731/
Rabhaya731/
Raboaya731/
Rayboyd731/
Raibytė731/
Rabouyt731/
Rasbauy730/
Rabha67488,289/
Rabie67162,300/
Rabea6738,153/
Rabhi6728,224/
Raabe6714,704/
Rabee6714,364/
Rabih6712,107/
Robey679,942/
Raber679,262/
Rabeh678,552/
Rabei677,426/
Rabaa676,823/
Rabii675,314/
Rabai675,133/
Rabet674,735/
Rouby674,138/
Rahbi673,708/
Rabid672,921/
Ratbi671,900/
Raabi671,860/
Rabhe671,768/
Rebay671,592/
Rabit671,139/
Ravey671,035/
Rampy67860/
Rauba67847/
Raube67707/
Raway67632/
Hrabe67584/
Rabis67553/
Hrabě67490/
Rawhy67466/
Rabui67455/
Robay67422/
Rosby67407/
Rooby67397/
Rhabi67388/
Hraba67374/
Rabaj67357/
Raviy67354/
Reavy67346/
Rabes67326/
Hrabi67255/
Rabič67250/
Raboj67241/
Rabij67236/
Rabić67233/
Reeby67211/
Rgabi67208/
Reabe67207/
Raibe67202/
Raibi67198/
Raboi67198/
Reboy67192/
Rajbi67162/
Rebey67147/
Rabez67141/
Rahbe67138/
Rabio67137/
Rajba67135/
Rebyi67130/
Rebhy67122/
Rovay67120/
Ravay67102/
Rayba6799/
Rasbi6796/
Raubi6782/
Raybe6776/
Rhaba6775/
Raiba6772/
Ravoy6771/
Rehby6764/
Hrabý6756/
Reuby6756/
Rabeu6755/
Rabed6737/
Robhy6737/
Rayve6733/
Robiy6732/
Rhoby6727/
Rébay6724/
Raaba6723/
Robyt6721/
Rajbe6720/
Rayvi6719/
Roboy6717/
Rebiy6716/
Roeby6716/
Reiby6716/
Rabayová6716/
Robyh6715/
Rhabe6714/
Raebe6713/
Raybi6713/
Reabi6711/
Rotby6711/
Rayva6710/
Rawey6710/
Hrabí6710/
Rábay6710/
Rabej678/
Raábe678/
R'Abi677/
Robys677/
Rebuy677/
Hrabá676/
Rzabe675/
Robyi674/
Rasvy674/
Åreby674/
Rgabe674/
Reaba673/
Rahbé673/
Raboa673/
Rabge672/
Ratbe672/
Robuy672/
Roway672/
Rrabi672/
Ravuy672/
Rabés672/
Rabét672/
Rayui672/
Rabiz671/
Raabj671/
Rabéa671/
Rabàa671/
Raywa671/
Hrabé671/
Rawiy671/
Rabeï671/
Rabië671/
Rabje671/
Rabès671/
Rabîe671/
Royby671/
Raajbgay671/
Rebyh671/
Rebyy671/
Raywe671/
Rhavy671/
Raiwy671/
Raavy671/
Rawuy670/
Rasbe670/
Rheby670/
Rohby670/

Raby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Raby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺭﺍﺑﻲraby54.85
ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻲalraby33.76
ﺭﺍﺑﻰraby3.8
ﺭﺍﺏrab2.95
ﺍﻟﺮﺍﺑﻰalraby1.27
ﺭﺍﺑﻴﺔrabyt0.42
ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻲalrby0.42
ﺭﺑﻲrby0.42
ﺭﺍﺑﻴﻪrabyh0.42
ﺍﻟﺮﺑﻴﻊalrby0.42
Raby in the Bengali language
রৈব্যraibya50
রব্যrabya50
Raby in the Hindi language
राॅबीraebi50
रबिrabi50

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