Risby Surname

295,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Risby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Risby (Yorks: Domesday Risbi; Lincs: anciently Riseby; Suffolk, etc.) = the Farm in the Brushwood [Old Norse hrís, brushwood + bý-r, farm, estate]

Risby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5721:97,40910,329
United States4591:789,67161,028
Australia1211:223,10521,260
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Wales271:114,6128,773
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2141:113,90411,075
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States801:627,73441,746

Risby (15) may also be a first name.

Risby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Risby (Yorks: Domesday Risbi; Lincs: anciently Riseby; Suffolk, etc.) = the Farm in the Brushwood [Old Norse hrís, brushwood + bý-r, farm, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Riseby, a parish united with Roxby, co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Risby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Risby is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Risby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 295,816th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,653,643 people. The surname Risby occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Risby live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 572 people, or 1 in 97,409. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 14 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 14 percent live and Suffolk, where 11 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 9 percent live.

Risby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Risby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Risby last name grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 574 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Risby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Risby are 2.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.6% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Risby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.79% less than the national average, earning $35,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.64% less than the national average, earning $45,886 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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