Tailby Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Tailby Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse,-Fr. Taille-bois; from the Flemish, Talgebosch; in the Domesday Book, Tailgebosc, Talliebosc; a personal name.

Tailby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4351:128,08712,755
Australia1801:149,97615,919
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Canada371:995,82774,831
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Wales151:206,30213,003
Norway61:857,04855,549
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3771:64,6567,442
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Tailby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse,-Fr. Taille-bois; from the Flemish, Talgebosch; in the Domesday Book, Tailgebosc, Talliebosc; a personal name.

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

In the 17th and 18th centuries Tailby, sometimes written Tealby, was a common name amongst the yeomen and gentry of Slawston (N.). The gentle family of Tailby, of Skeffington Hall, Leicestershire, are descended from George Tailbye of Slawston in the middle of the 17th century (H. L.). Tealby is a Lincolnshire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tailby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tailby occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tailby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 421,345th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. The last name Tailby occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Tailby live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Tailby is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 435 people, or 1 in 128,087. In England it is most common in: Leicestershire, where 24 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 17 percent are found and Somerset, where 11 percent are found. Other than England this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 22 percent are found and Bahrain, where 7 percent are found.

Tailby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tailby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tailby surname rose 115 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tailby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tailby surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tailby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 41.16% less than the national average, earning 203,624 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $54,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Talby911,298/
Taulby83457/
Tailba83121/
Talboy83111/
Tealby8332/
Talbey8313/
Talbay834/
Tallby832/
Talbiy831/
Talboys77506/
Tallboy7741/
Tealbey7718/
Theilby7711/
Tilleby779/
Taailba774/
Thailba771/
Talbaya771/
Tajilbe771/
Tajlboy771/
Taellby770/
Tailbet770/
Talbi7379,321/
Talba735,563/
Talvy73243/
Talbe7329/
Tilvy732/
Tallboys7128/
Tillebay714/
Taillebe713/
Tailbuis711/
Taalba671,506/
Taalbi671,366/
Talbih67424/
Tailue6796/
Taluay6760/
Talber6723/
Talbit6721/
Talbić6713/
Talbet6713/
Tallbe679/
Talbai679/
Talbaj678/
Tallbi677/
Talbis676/
Talvay676/
Taulbe675/
Talbeh675/
Talbie673/
Thalbi673/
Talbei672/
Talbea672/
Ttalbi672/
Tailui672/
Talbér671/
Talbio671/
Tealbe671/
Talbii671/
Talway671/
Telhby671/
Tailwa671/
Tailwe671/
Talbij671/
Taelbi671/
Tielbe671/
Tealbi671/
Talbid670/
Teilbe670/
Talbee670/
Taulba670/
Talvoy670/
Talvey670/

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