Walby Surname
Approximately 1,437 people bear this surname
Walby Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) belonging to Walby (Cumberland), 14th cent. Walby = the Wall-Dwelling(s [Scandinavian wall + by] The village appears to have derived its name from its situation near the Roman wall of Severus.—Nat. Gaz.
Walby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 685 | 1:529,137 | 44,078 |
| England | 532 | 1:104,733 | 10,973 |
| Wales | 78 | 1:39,673 | 3,883 |
| Canada | 65 | 1:566,855 | 47,218 |
| Norway | 32 | 1:160,696 | 19,635 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 244 | 1:99,899 | 10,088 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 96 | 1:523,111 | 36,402 |
Walby (48) may also be a first name.
Walby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) belonging to Walby (Cumberland), 14th cent. Walby = the Wall-Dwelling(s [Scandinavian wall + by] The village appears to have derived its name from its situation near the Roman wall of Severus.—Nat. Gaz.
A township in Cumberland.
Walby is an old Hatfield name, and Woollatt is an old Knebworth name (Cus.).
Walby Demographics
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Walby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Walby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Walby occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Walby? popularity and diffusion
The surname Walby is the 271,170th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,071,361 people. The surname Walby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Walby reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name on earth It is held by 48 people.
The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 685 people, or 1 in 529,137. In The United States it is most numerous in: Michigan, where 16 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside and Minnesota, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States Walby is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 37 percent reside and Wales, where 5 percent reside.
Walby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Walby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Walby surname rose 714 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 88 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Walby Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Walby last name are 10.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.66% registered with the political party.
The amount Walby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 7.01% more than the national average, earning 370,327 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,942 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $46,348 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wahlby | 91 | 74 | / |
| Walbey | 91 | 73 | / |
| Wallby | 91 | 28 | / |
| Walbay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Waulby | 91 | 0 | / |
| Whalby | 91 | 0 | / |
| Wealbey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wallbey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Walbe | 80 | 577 | / |
| Balby | 80 | 311 | / |
| Walbi | 80 | 286 | / |
| Valby | 80 | 138 | / |
| Walba | 80 | 54 | / |
| Wolby | 80 | 8 | / |
| Balbay | 73 | 1,750 | / |
| Balbey | 73 | 331 | / |
| Bealby | 73 | 160 | / |
| Hvalby | 73 | 79 | / |
| Walbai | 73 | 76 | / |
| Whelby | 73 | 45 | / |
| Vahlby | 73 | 35 | / |
| Bailby | 73 | 28 | / |
| Walboi | 73 | 18 | / |
| Valboy | 73 | 17 | / |
| Weilby | 73 | 17 | / |
| Balboy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Valbay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bahlby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walbee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Walbie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valbey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baulby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wolbey | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wallbe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Woolby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weaselboy | 71 | 16 | / |
| Walbech | 67 | 20 | / |
| Weileby | 67 | 18 | / |
| Woolboy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Walbets | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wahlber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woolbey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wholbey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Walbich | 67 | 0 | / |
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