Sorbie Surname

546,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 586 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Sorbie 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.

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Sorbie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2141:25,0182,743
England1271:438,72529,288
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Canada781:472,37940,609
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Belgium161:718,54060,840
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2101:17,8251,869
England61:4,062,562101,150
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Sorbié (1) are calculated separately.

Sorbie 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.

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

The surname of an ancient family in Galloway who owned the lands of Sorby, which now form the parish of Sorbie, Wigtownshire. Gilbert de Sowreby witnessed a charter by William de Cunynburg, c. 1268 (RHM., I, p. 9). Peter Sorby in Dundee charged with aiding the English, 1552 (Beats, p. 326). William Sorbie in Stonehouse, 1626, and three more are in record (Lanark CR.). John Sorbie in Upper Achie, 1748, and John Sorbie in Upper Aichie, 1764 (Kirkcudbright).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sorbie Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sorbie occurs most in Scotland. It may also be found in the variant forms: Sorbié. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorbie? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sorbie is the 546,286th most frequent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 12,436,085 people. Sorbie is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Sorbie reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in British Isles.

Sorbie is most frequently held in Scotland, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 25,018. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: South Lanarkshire, where 35 percent are found, Glasgow City, where 14 percent are found and Fife, where 7 percent are found. Other than Scotland this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Sorbie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sorbie has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Sorbie last name increased 102 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 2,117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,160 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sorbie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sorbie are 10.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.33% registered with the party.

The amount Sorbie earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.3% more than the national average, earning $51,818 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sorbié941/
Sorbier92770/
Sourbie9221/
Sorbies923/
Sorbi911,209/
Sorbe91418/
Sourbier86354/
Sourbies868/
Sourbaie861/
Sorber831,645/
Sorbet83436/
Sourbe83245/
Sorbes8369/
Sorboi8335/
Sarbie8333/
Sorbey8326/
Sorboe8326/
Sorbye8325/
Serbie8321/
Shorbe8320/
Sorbed8318/
Sorbit837/
Sorbeh836/
Sourbi834/
Sorbee833/
Sorbis833/
Sorbai833/
Shorbi832/
Sgorbi832/
Soorbi831/
Sorbue831/
Sorbio831/
Sârbie831/
Sorbez831/
Sorbei830/
Soerbe830/
Sourbes77309/
Sorbets77207/
Sourbet77149/
Surbier7789/
Sourbis7766/
Sourber7759/
Sourbai7721/
Shoorbi776/
Sorbais776/
Sorboeh776/
Sorbitz772/
Shorber772/
Sourbey772/
Shorbee772/
Schorbe772/
Soorbai771/
Shorbey771/
Sorbess771/
Sorbett771/
Scarbie771/
Shorbeh771/
Sorboye771/
Sorbesh771/
Sorbiyo771/
Sherbie771/
Sourbié771/
Serbiej771/
Shorbje771/
Sourbei771/
Sharbie771/
Sorbeer770/
Sorbitt770/
Corbi733,567/
Sorby731,612/
Sorba731,441/
Corbe731,380/
Sarbi731,027/
Sarbe73370/
Surbi73305/
Serbe73248/
Serbi73147/
Zorbe7364/
Jorbe7353/
Sorvi7335/
Sorve7334/
Surbe7327/
Zorbi7314/
Sorbé739/
Jorbi736/
Sürbe731/
Shorbaji71829/
Suhrbier71569/
Sourbeer71315/
Saurbier71245/
Sourbets71192/
Seurbier7114/
Sarbiaei716/
Sorbijoh715/
Zourbier711/
Sharbaie711/
Sourbits711/
Sourvier711/
Shorbaje711/
Schorber710/
Scherbie710/
Surber676,239/
Sgarbi675,295/
Sarber67938/
Surbhi67847/
Serbeh67786/
Corbey67656/
Sherbi67646/
Shorba67536/
Serbai67428/
Corbei67385/
Surbey67316/
Sarbei67288/
Sharbi67261/
Sarbit67216/
Chorbi67197/
Shurbi67192/
Serbiy67176/
Zorbić67170/
Corbee67136/
Sarbey67132/
Shourbaji6791/
Chorbe6774/
Scorby6770/
Sourba6761/
Sgarbe6750/
Jarbie6739/
Sarbih6739/
Serboi6739/
Sarwie6734/
Zorbai6732/
Serbee6729/
Zorbey6726/
Sarbis6725/
Surbis6725/
Serbyi6725/
Sarvie6724/
Zorbis6723/
Sörbye6723/
Sorbaj6723/
Sarbai6721/
Serbey6717/
Surbhe6715/
Surbai6714/
Sourby6711/
Soorba6711/
Sharbe6711/
Serbea6710/
Seerbe679/
Sourbé678/
Soorve677/
Sarboe677/
Scarbi676/
Sarbhi675/
Sarbae675/
Zorboi675/
Jorbai675/
Sorbha674/
Surbhaiye674/
Scerbe674/
Sarbio673/
Sarbej673/
Sarbeh673/
Zourbi673/
Corbée673/
Coorbe673/
Surbea672/
Surbee672/
Zorbes672/
Survie672/
Sorbay672/
Jorboi672/
Surbeh672/
Surbet672/
Surbio672/
Serbée672/
Sarbea672/
Corbèe672/
Jorber672/
Sarbyi672/
Shorve671/
Serbii671/
Sarbez671/
Sarbhe671/
Sarbji671/
Corbeh671/
Corbiy671/
Zorbit671/
Zerbie671/
Szerbe671/
Jorbes671/
Jorbis671/
Zorbge671/
Sorbitsch671/
Sorrba671/
Sourve671/
Sourvi671/
Sarbed671/
Sarbet671/
Sarboi671/
Sörber671/
Sărbei671/
Surbej671/
Corbeé671/
Shurbajie671/
Shourbaje671/
Shourbeji671/
Sharbajie671/
Sarbue671/
Sorbyt671/
Sharbiyeh671/
Surbes670/
Surbed670/
Sierbe670/
Sherbe670/
Zorber670/
Schorbech670/

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