Sibley Surname

22,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Sibley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sybil' (v. Sibbs), popularly Sibley. 'Sybyle, propyr name (Sibbe, K. Sybbly, P). Sibilla': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Geoffrey Sibilie, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Sibili, Oxfordshire, ibid.

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Sibley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,4211:29,1813,614
England4,8181:11,5651,701
Israel3,0991:2,761362
Australia1,2301:21,9483,034
Canada1,1041:33,3754,308
Liberia3841:11,4811,245
New Zealand2051:22,0893,870
Wales1411:21,9472,330
Scotland731:73,3405,569
South Africa691:785,18453,751
France511:1,302,406132,002
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Jamaica391:73,5883,551
Ireland381:123,9196,102
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Belize51:71,0952,977
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brunei11:418,7313,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,4051:10,1351,538
Wales51:313,68310,604
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0361:16,5412,108

Sibley (513) may also be a first name.

Sibley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Sybil' (v. Sibbs), popularly Sibley. 'Sybyle, propyr name (Sibbe, K. Sybbly, P). Sibilla': Promptorium Parvulorum.

Geoffrey Sibilie, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert Sibili, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Sibely, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Isabel Sibeli, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

John Sibely, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1604. Henry Siblyi Somerset: Register of the University of Oxford.

1732. Baptised — Mary, d. George Sibley: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

= Sibyl or Sibil (v. under Sibb1) + the English diminutive suff. -y, -ie.

Thomas Sibely.—Hundred Rolls Geoffrey Sibilie.—do.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Sibley, an English pet form of Sibyl (prophetess).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From Sible; a location name in Essex Or from the Dutch, Sibbelee; a personal name.

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

Sibley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sibley (Arabic: سبلي, Russian: Сиблей) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sibley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sibley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,733rd most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 305,046 people. The last name Sibley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Sibley are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sibley is also the 373,244th most prevalent first name on earth It is held by 513 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 12,421 people, or 1 in 29,181. In The United States Sibley is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 11 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent live and Israel, where 13 percent live.

Sibley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sibley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sibley last name rose 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 2,820 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 7,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 543 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Sibley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Sibley last name is predominantly Anglican (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sibley last name are 13.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.99% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sibley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 42.49% more than the national average, earning 493,129 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.63% more than the national average, earning R 407,868 per year; in United States they earn 2.07% less than the national average, earning $42,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $50,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shibley921,627/
Ssibley921/
Seibley920/
Siebley920/
Sible911,385/
Sibly91922/
Sheibley86270/
Schibley86120/
Shaibley8614/
Shcibley861/
Sibleyii861/
Shitbley860/
Shiebley860/
Shibly8319,457/
Shible831,989/
Sivley831,160/
Sibler83315/
Gibley83121/
Seibly83119/
Seible83114/
Sibele83111/
Scible8399/
Sebley8386/
Siblet8382/
Cibley8346/
Saible8326/
Zibley8321/
Sieble8311/
Siblay837/
Sybley834/
Sibles833/
Siblez831/
Jsibly831/
Siblle831/
Siblee831/
Siblie830/
Sibliy830/
Siblue830/
Schaibley80126/
Scheibley8054/
Schiebley801/
Sibille775,104/
Shiblee772,926/
Siebler771,755/
Shivley77620/
Sibelle77378/
Seibles77335/
Shibles77279/
Sibilly77177/
Shibler77166/
Siblesz77163/
Shebley7765/
Sheible7764/
Schible7758/
Seivley7756/
Gibeley7754/
Szibler7753/
Shaible7747/
Shiblie7739/
Saibele7739/
Sibylle7736/
Schibly7736/
Seibler7734/
Scivley7721/
Chibley7715/
Shiblet7714/
Szeible7710/
Sibelly774/
Siebles774/
Simpley773/
Seibele773/
Sibless772/
Shiblya772/
Shieble772/
Shaibly772/
Zeibley772/
Szaible772/
Cisbley771/
Sceible771/
Scaible771/
Sheibly771/
Shiblly771/
Siblees771/
Shibliy771/
Siveley770/
Siebloe770/
Shiebly770/
Siblett770/
Shuible770/
Shoibly770/
Seiblet770/
Seble7341,131/
Sibla731,217/
Sibli731,144/
Sebly7375/
Xible7366/
Sivle7338/
Cible7328/
Gible7321/
Syble7320/
Sybly7316/
Sivly7311/
Jible738/
Zibly736/
Zible732/
Siwle731/
Siwly731/
Schaible717,486/
Scheible713,310/
Schieble71268/
Schaibly71189/
Scheibly71144/
Schivley71135/
Shaibler7117/
Sibiller7115/
Saibilly718/
Sebelley718/
Sheibler717/
Sibeliya712/
Schiebly712/
Schibles711/
Shievley711/
Siebelle711/
Zibeleya711/
Shibelle711/
Shibille711/
Saiveley711/
Schåible711/
Szaibler711/
Szibelle711/
Sibehele711/
Shibilly711/
Sibyllye711/
Schuible710/
Schuibly710/
Sehieble710/
Schoible710/
Suiveley710/
Schcible710/
Schiblle710/
Scievley710/
Shibli6726,232/
Shivle675,369/
Simple673,347/
Scheibler672,468/
Gibler671,316/
Siwele671,230/
Sibela671,088/
Sheble67942/
Zebley67874/
Shebly67220/
Giblet67214/
Siblih67191/
Chible67153/
Shibla67104/
Zibele6790/
Sebleh6775/
Schibille6767/
Seibli6764/
Siblas6762/
Zivley6760/
Seable6757/
Sibeli6749/
Seblie6734/
Sewley6729/
Simply6727/
Zibler6725/
Seblet6723/
Djible6722/
Seblyi6721/
Sayble6718/
Sebler6718/
Šibler6717/
Ziblay6716/
Sebles6716/
Siblah6713/
Seblee6710/
Gibele679/
Siblou679/
Sevley678/
Shiwle678/
Scheibele678/
Sivler676/
Gieble675/
Zhibly675/
Shivly674/
Siblit674/
Siblai674/
Gibles673/
Schibelle673/
Seblea673/
Shybly673/
Sivlay672/
Ziebly672/
Gebley672/
Sivele672/
Jebley672/
Saibli671/
Jhible671/
Giblle671/
Schaibles671/
Siblia671/
Siblui671/
Sybles671/
Schaibler671/
Saybly671/
Suibla671/
Siwler671/
Shibliyeh671/
Siblio671/
Siblis671/
Scheiblet671/
Ciblet671/
Seyble670/
Givley670/
Seeble670/
Cebley670/
Cibles670/
Schaiblee670/
Schievley670/
Schaivley670/
Schhaible670/
Gisble670/
Seubly670/

Sibley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sibley in the Russian language
Сиблейsiblej-
Sibley in the Arabic language
سبليsbly-

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