Silsby Surname

188,860th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Silsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Silsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8811:192,69519,066
England2901:192,13117,003
Australia451:599,90442,958
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1491:163,59314,057
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4871:103,11810,416

Silsby (12) may also be a first name.

Silsby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silsby is most common in The United States. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silsby? popularity and diffusion

Silsby is the 188,860th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 3,256,276 people. The surname Silsby is mostly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Silsby live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,881 people, or 1 in 192,695. In The United States it is primarily found in: Nevada, where 52 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and California, where 4 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Silsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Silsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Silsby surname increased 386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silsby surname are 16.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.98% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silsby earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.71% less than the national average, earning $22,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sillsby9212/
Silsbey925/
Selsby83148/
Silsbe83132/
Silsvy831/
Gilsby831/
Cilsby831/
Sylsby830/
Silsbee77433/
Shelsby7789/
Silsbie772/
Silsber772/
Soelsby770/
Sillsbe770/
Selsbey770/
Gillesby7193/
Sillsbee710/
Silsva672/
Jelsby672/
Gillesbey670/
Clesby670/
Silzvey621/
Sylsbee620/
Selsbee620/
Silçva504/
Selswe501/
Gillesbuis501/

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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 Silsby
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