Risby Surname
Approximately 1,289 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 572 | 1:97,409 | 10,329 |
| United States | 459 | 1:789,671 | 61,028 |
| Australia | 121 | 1:223,105 | 21,260 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Canada | 21 | 1:1,754,552 | 114,935 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 214 | 1:113,904 | 11,075 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 80 | 1:627,734 | 41,746 |
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]
Riseby, a parish united with Roxby, co. Lincoln.
Risby Demographics
Average Male Risby Height
180 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Risbey | 91 | 335 | / |
| Ritsby | 91 | 12 | / |
| Reisby | 91 | 3 | / |
| Riesby | 91 | 2 | / |
| Ridsby | 91 | 2 | / |
| Risbay | 91 | 2 | / |
| Rishby | 91 | 1 | / |
| Risboy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Riby | 89 | 568 | / |
| Risbaya | 83 | 245 | / |
| Raisboy | 83 | 6 | / |
| Rishbey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Ribay | 80 | 830 | / |
| Rusby | 80 | 730 | / |
| Ribey | 80 | 252 | / |
| Resby | 80 | 47 | / |
| Risvy | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ribiy | 80 | 16 | / |
| Reiby | 80 | 16 | / |
| Risbi | 80 | 8 | / |
| Raiby | 80 | 8 | / |
| Risba | 80 | 6 | / |
| Ribuy | 80 | 5 | / |
| Riboy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Ribhy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Rixby | 80 | 3 | / |
| Risbe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ribøy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rieby | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ritby | 80 | 2 | / |
| Rushby | 73 | 1,753 | / |
| Ribaya | 73 | 826 | / |
| Rysbay | 73 | 674 | / |
| Reesby | 73 | 235 | / |
| Reasby | 73 | 104 | / |
| Raysby | 73 | 89 | / |
| Ruibys | 73 | 50 | / |
| Raibay | 73 | 46 | / |
| Risbai | 73 | 30 | / |
| Retsby | 73 | 20 | / |
| Raibys | 73 | 13 | / |
| Rejsby | 73 | 12 | / |
| Ruibay | 73 | 8 | / |
| Risbet | 73 | 7 | / |
| Riswyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Rittby | 73 | 3 | / |
| Riobuy | 73 | 3 | / |
| Risvay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Risber | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rishbi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Rihbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Riesba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Risbio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Risvey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rgaiby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Rusbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Risbie | 73 | 0 | / |
| Risbee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Ruisbe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Riba | 67 | 25,026 | / |
| Ribe | 67 | 2,481 | / |
| Reby | 67 | 1,920 | / |
| Ribi | 67 | 1,506 | / |
| Raithby | 67 | 374 | / |
| Risbetz | 67 | 111 | / |
| Ribé | 67 | 91 | / |
| Ryby | 67 | 31 | / |
| Ribă | 67 | 20 | / |
| Richboy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Raibhay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Raisebe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Réby | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rivy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Rishbha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Risvaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ruibytė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Raibytė | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ribè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rjby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rishber | 67 | 0 | / |
| Richbuy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Rushbay | 67 | 0 | / |
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