Saxelby Surname

628,294th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 487 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Saxelby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Saxelby,' parishes in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire.

William de Saxelby, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Saxelby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2601:214,30018,301
United States1211:2,995,528175,060
Australia841:321,37727,634
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Saxelby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Saxelby,' parishes in Lincolnshire and Leicestershire.

William de Saxelby, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Geoffrey de Saxelby Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1768. Married — William Evans and Elizabeth Saxelby: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Saxelby (Linc.: 13th cent. Saxelby, Leic.) = Saxel’s Estate [the pers. name is that seen under Sax, with the addit. of the diminutive suff. -(e)l (cp. Saxlingham) :— + Old Norse bý-r, estate, etc.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Lincoln and Leicester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Leicestershire.

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

Saxelby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Saxelby is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Saxelby.

How Common Is The Last Name Saxelby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Saxelby is the 628,294th most commonly held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,964,160 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Saxelby live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

Saxelby is most frequent in England, where it is held by 260 people, or 1 in 214,300. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 22 percent are found, Lincolnshire, where 20 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Beside England it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.

Saxelby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Saxelby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Saxelby surname expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 2,420 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Saxelby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Saxelby are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Saxelby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 34.53% more than the national average, earning $58,050 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.33% more than the national average, earning $57,301 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saxleby867/
Saxalby864/
Saxilby861/
Sexelby861/
Saxilbye800/
Sxalaba571/

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