Sudbury Surname

264,221st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Sudbury Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sudbury,' a parish in Suffolk.

Robert de Sudbyr, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Sudebyre, Essex, ibid.

John de Sudbury, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Sudbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7201:503,41542,310
England4531:122,99812,370
Canada1241:297,14227,584
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Wales311:99,8247,946
Australia291:930,88655,860
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France31:22,140,907385,998
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3901:62,5017,261
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Sudbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Sudbury,' a parish in Suffolk.

Robert de Sudbyr, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ralph de Sudebyre, Essex, ibid.

John de Sudbury, Bedfordshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

1551. Richard Sudbury, Christ Church: Register of the University of Oxford.

1580. Benjamin Gilbert, or Bury, of Alta Rothinge, Essex, and Elizabeth Sudbury: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) belonging to Sudbury=the South Stronghold [Old English súð + burh] Sudbury, Suff., occurs in Anglo-Saxon records as Súðbyrig—dat. case.

Ric’us [de] Sudbury.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1326.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Middlesex., Suffolk.

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

Sudbury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sudbury occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sudbury? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sudbury is the 264,221st most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,917,372 people. The last name Sudbury is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Sudbury live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 720 people, or 1 in 503,415. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Utah, where 24 percent are found, Texas, where 15 percent are found and Tennessee, where 11 percent are found. Barring The United States Sudbury exists in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Sudbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sudbury has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sudbury last name grew 1,333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sudbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sudbury last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sudbury last name are 5.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.81% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sudbury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 562.13% more than the national average, earning R 1,573,480 per year; in United States they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $43,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.94% more than the national average, earning $52,138 CAD per year.

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