Sorbey Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Sorbey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sowerby,' a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Saureby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas de Sawrebe, 1379: ibid.
Thomas de Saureby, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameSorbey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 19 | 1:1,939,242 | 123,675 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 32 | 1:1,569,334 | 83,036 |
Sorbey (36) may also be a first name.
Sorbey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sowerby,' a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Saureby, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas de Sawrebe, 1379: ibid.
Thomas de Saureby, 1379: ibid.
Paulinus de Saureby, 1379: ibid.
Thomas de Schorby, 1379: ibid.
1597. Thomas Sowerbye, Cumberland, Register of the University of Oxford.
1609. Francis Sowerby, County Durham: ibid.
The variants of these surnames in the Index to Register of the University of Oxford. (p. 391) are Sourbie, Sourby, Surby.
(Scandinavian) belonging to 1 Sowerby (Yorks2: 14th cent. Saureby, Domesday Sourebi, Sorebi; Lancs: 13th cent. Saureby, Soureby, Domesday Sorbi; Cumb., etc.); 2 Sorbie (Wigton; 15th cent. Sourbi) = the Muddy Farm- Land [Old Norse saur-r, mud + bý-r]
Sorbey Demographics
Average Sorbey Salary in
Canada
$43,557 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Sorbey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sorbey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sorbey is held by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sorbey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sorbey is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Sorbey live; 77 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Gallo-North America. Sorbey is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 36 people.
The surname Sorbey is most frequently held in Canada, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 1,939,242. In Canada Sorbey is most frequent in: Quebec, where 84 percent live and Ontario, where 16 percent live. Without taking into account Canada this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 8 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Sorbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sorbey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Sorbey last name declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sorbey Last Name Statistics demography
Sorbey earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.33% less than the national average, earning $43,557 CAD per year.
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