Sarsby Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sarsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sarsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:392,38127,229
France121:5,535,227269,324
Wales51:618,90625,852
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013

Sarsby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sarsby is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sarsby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sarsby is the 1,359,010th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The last name Sarsby is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Sarsby live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Sarsby is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 142 people, or 1 in 392,381. In England it is primarily found in: Norfolk, where 37 percent reside, Greater London, where 17 percent reside and Tyne and Wear, where 6 percent reside. Apart from England this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent reside and Wales, where 3 percent reside.

Sarsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sarsby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Sarsby surname increased 406 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shearsby86342/
Sorsby83801/
Carsby8319/
Shersby7785/
Soursby778/
Scorsby773/
Sarshba771/
Sorsboy771/
Carsbey770/
Searsway711/
Scoursby711/
Corsby67117/
Sarswa679/
Sarsue671/
Sarshbieh671/
Sarswi671/
Sorsbie6221/
Sarshui621/
Sarjbai621/
Sarshvi621/
Sarswaj621/
Coursby621/
Sharjbai571/
Sarsweat571/
Saharswa571/
Hjarsbech533/
Sarjue5076/
Sarcue503/
Corzby503/
Zarsue502/
Sarzue501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sarsby
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