Walsby Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Walsby 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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Walsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England921:605,63136,119
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067

Walsby 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

V. Walesby.

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

Walsby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Walsby occurs most in England. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Walsby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. The last name Walsby is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Walsby live; 82 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 605,631. In England Walsby is most common in: Greater London, where 22 percent reside, Berkshire, where 12 percent reside and Somerset, where 12 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Walsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Walsby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 102 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Walsby Last Name Statistics demography

Walsby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.7% less than the national average, earning $34,650 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walesby92151/
Wealsby9237/
Wallsby9220/
Whalesby8610/
Balsby83172/
Weilsby772/
Whelsby770/
Woolsby770/
Walsbee770/
Bolsby67120/
Walesbeath630/
Boolsby621/
Balsbee620/
Bolsbey620/
Bolesby620/
Bollsby620/
Boulsby620/

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