Soulby Surname

1,104,724th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Soulby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Soulby,' a township in the parish of Dacre, Cumberland; also a chapelry in the parish of Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland.

1795. Married — John Soulby and Alice Houghton: St. Mary Ulverston.

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Soulby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1941:287,20622,180
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1031:236,65417,592
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Soulby (29) may also be a first name.

Soulby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Soulby,' a township in the parish of Dacre, Cumberland; also a chapelry in the parish of Kirkby Stephen, Westmorland.

1795. Married — John Soulby and Alice Houghton: St. Mary Ulverston.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Soulby (Westmd.: 14th cent. Souleby, 13th cent. Sulleby; Cumb.) = Sóli’s or Solle’s (Sölle’s) Farmstead [the pers. name is considered to be a shortened form of Old Norse Sörli, mod. Solle (v. under Serle) and Sölui (from söl-r, sallow):— + bý-r, farm, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Westmoreland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Westmorland.

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

Soulby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Soulby is found most in England. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Soulby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,104,724th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 32,975,321 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 88 percent of Soulby live; 88 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 29 people.

It is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 287,206. In England it is primarily found in: Lincolnshire, where 59 percent reside, Cumbria, where 8 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 5 percent reside. Not including England this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Soulby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Soulby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Soulby last name increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Soulby Last Name Statistics demography

Soulby earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.73% more than the national average, earning $66,764 USD per year.

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