Walesby Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Walesby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Walesby': (1) a parish near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire; (2) a parish near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire.

Osbert de Walesby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Walesby, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

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Walesby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
England341:1,638,76668,634
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Walesby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Walesby': (1) a parish near Market Rasen, Lincolnshire; (2) a parish near Ollerton, Nottinghamshire.

Osbert de Walesby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Walesby, Nottinghamshire, ibid.

1764. Married — Edward Mortimer and Ann Walesby: St. George, Hanover Square.

1793. — Edward Walsby, D.D., and Henrietta Bisset: ibid.

1815. Buried — Edward Walsby, D.D.: Canterbury Cath.

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

(English + Scandinavian) belonging to Walesby (Lincs, Notts: 13th cent. Walesby, Domesday Walesbi) = Wale’s Place [v. Wale, and + Old Norse bý-r, farmstead, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Nottinghamshire, in which county the family resided, temp. Edward I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire.

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

Walesby Last Name Facts

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

Walesby is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Walesby.

How Common Is The Last Name Walesby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Walesby is the 1,428,594th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The last name Walesby is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Walesby reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States Walesby is most common in: Florida, where 26 percent are found, Washington, where 26 percent are found and Maryland, where 19 percent are found. Aside from The United States it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent are found and New Zealand, where 16 percent are found.

Walesby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Walesby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Walesby surname rose 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walesby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Walesby are 5.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

Walesby earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 54.2% more than the national average, earning $66,535 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Waleby923/
Wealsby8637/
Wallsby8620/
Walleby8611/
Walgeby864/
Balsby77172/
Waleba7759/
Walebi773/
Walebe772/
Waleibaya752/
Balleby71323/
Walliby7128/
Weileby7118/
Hvaleby719/
Weilsby712/
Waleeba712/
Waileba711/
Walesbeath710/
Bolesby710/
Woolsby710/
Walsbee710/
Whelsby710/
Valleby710/
Valebhiy673/

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