Somerby Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Somerby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Somerby,' two parishes in Lincolnshire, anciently called Somerdeby.

Robert de Somerdeby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh de Somerdeby, alias Somerteby, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Somerby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:4,366,975231,516
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

Somerby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Somerby,' two parishes in Lincolnshire, anciently called Somerdeby.

Robert de Somerdeby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Hugh de Somerdeby, alias Somerteby, Lincolnshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

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

Thomas de Somerdeby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Somerby (Lincs: 13th cent. Somerdeby; Leic.: Domesday Sumerlidebie = the Summer-Sailor’s (Viking’s) Settlement [the Old Norse cognate of Old English sumer-lida, summer-sailor, i.e. a Scandinavian freebooter who voyaged in the summer only + Old Norse bý-r, a farm, settlement] Sumerlida became a pers. name, occurring in Domesday-Book as Summerlede; it survives as Sommerlad.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Lincoln and Leicester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Somerby, name of three parishes, one co. Leicester, and two co. Lincoln. But see Bee.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(English), Summer dwelling. Somerfield, Somerland, or Ground that lies fallow all summer?

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Somerby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Somerby is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Somerby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Somerby live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Somerby is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 4,366,975. In The United States Somerby is primarily found in: California, where 30 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 13 percent reside and Tennessee, where 10 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside.

Somerby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Somerby has changed through the years. In England it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Somerby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Somerby surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Somerby last name are 5.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.09% being registered to vote for the political party.

Somerby earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.15% more than the national average, earning $53,569 USD per year.

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