Rushbury Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Rushbury Surname Definition:

A parish in Shropshire.

Rushbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:944,37447,923
Scotland341:157,4659,168
Australia281:964,13257,058
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland171:220,1897,953
England121:2,031,28160,933

Rushbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A parish in Shropshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Herefordshire.

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

Rushbury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rushbury is most common in England. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rushbury? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,637,889th most common surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Rushbury reside; 76 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in British Isles.

Rushbury is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 944,374. In England Rushbury is most frequent in: West Midlands, where 56 percent reside, Cornwall, where 7 percent reside and Shropshire, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 23 percent reside.

Rushbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Rushbury has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Rushbury surname increased 492 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rusbury930/
Rubury8614/
Rosbury80291/
Risbury800/
Rauburry751/
Rubura7151/
Rubure711/
Ruburi711/
Robury711/
Rossburry710/
Roosburry710/
Rubhure672/
Roburry670/
Rossbory637/
Rutburee633/
Rrubhure631/
Ruvure576/
Ruvuri574/
Robure572/
Robura571/
Robory571/
Rubora571/
Rumpure532/
Rubhore532/
Reuvuri531/
Ruvuraj531/
Rumpuri531/
Rouveure50624/
Rouvoure501/
Rauboroa501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rushbury
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