Rugby Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Israel

Rugby Surname Definition:

William Rugby in Brechin, 1435 (REB., I, 79). Perhaps from Rugby in England.

Rugby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Israel181:475,42436,085
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
England31:18,572,686338,250
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rugby (6,664) may also be a first name.

Rugby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William Rugby in Brechin, 1435 (REB., I, 79). Perhaps from Rugby in England.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Scandinavian or English) belonging to Rugby, the Domesday Rocheberie, 13th and 14th cent. (and later) Rokeby, 15th cent. Rukby [The absence of pre-Domesday forms makes this name difficult: the Domesday -berie usually represents Old English be(o)rh, a hill, and Rugby is “on high ground”; but the consistent post-Domesday occurrence of -by, together with the contiguity of other -by names, makes it probable that the second element was orig. the Old Norse bý-r, a farm, estate, etc.; the first element doubtless being the Old Norse hrók-r (= Old English hróc), a rook, used as a pers. name: cp. the Yorks Rokeby, the Domesday Rochebi (v. Rokeby). As late as the reign of Elizabeth the Warwickshire name was written Rokeby, so that the voicing of k to g (due to the influence of the following voiced letter b) is comparatively recent]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Warwickshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Rugby Last Name Facts

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

Rugby (Arabic: راغبـي) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rugby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rugby is the 1,882,912th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. The last name Rugby is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Rugby reside; 39 percent reside in Southern Africa and 39 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Rugby is also the 80,104th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 6,664 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 1,425,729. In South Africa it is most frequent in: North West, where 92 percent reside and Gauteng, where 8 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 19 percent reside and Iran, where 18 percent reside.

Rugby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rugby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Rugby last name decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rugby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Rugby earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 60.66% less than the national average, earning R 93,492 per year and in Canada they earn 58.67% less than the national average, earning $20,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rungby917/
Rougby910/
Rugbys910/
Rigby8034,129/
Rogby8015/
Rugba806/
Rugbi801/
Rigbey7335/
Rugber7329/
Riggby733/
Righby732/
Rugbee732/
Rhugbe731/
Rugbis730/
Rigbay730/
Rugbeer67539/
Roungbe675/
Roughwy672/
Rugwaya671/
Ruggber670/
Ruggbee670/

Rugby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rugby in the Arabic language
راغبـيraghby-
ركبيrkby-
رغبىrghby-
راغبيraghby-
الرجبـيalrjby-
الركبيalrkby-
الرجبيalrjby-

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