Warboys Surname
Approximately 620 people bear this surname
Warboys Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Warboys (Hunts), 13th cent. Wardeboys, 1othcent. Weardebusc = the Watch or Guard Bush or Thicket [Old English weard (from), genit. wearde, a watching, guarding+busc]
Warboys Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 320 | 1:174,119 | 15,890 |
| United States | 210 | 1:1,725,995 | 114,113 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 219 | 1:111,303 | 10,892 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | 1:3,862,976 | 168,604 |
Warboys Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Warboys (Hunts), 13th cent. Wardeboys, 1othcent. Weardebusc = the Watch or Guard Bush or Thicket [Old English weard (from), genit. wearde, a watching, guarding+busc]
As the surname War-man seems "to mean what it says," it might appear that War-boys has a belligerent signification; but this is not the case, as it is a simple corruption of Verbois, a place near Rouen.
Same as Worboys and the U.S. Worbose (which may some day become Verbose); from Verbois, near Rouen. See Boys.
From Verbois, near Rouen, Normandy (Lower). Walter Wardebois, Engl. 1194 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
Warboys Demographics
Average Warboys Salary in
United States
$52,354 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Warboys Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Warboys Come From? nationality or country of origin
Warboys is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Warboys? popularity and diffusion
It is the 523,789th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 53 percent of Warboys reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 52 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 174,119. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent reside, Essex, where 9 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England Warboys occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Warboys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Warboys has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Warboys last name increased 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,615 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Warboys Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Warboys surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
The amount Warboys earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.33% more than the national average, earning $52,354 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.44% less than the national average, earning $43,502 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warboyes | 93 | 1 | / |
| Warbouys | 93 | 1 | / |
| Warboy | 92 | 63 | / |
| Worboys | 86 | 2,650 | / |
| Warbois | 86 | 12 | / |
| Warby | 83 | 2,014 | / |
| Warbo | 83 | 35 | / |
| Worboyes | 80 | 155 | / |
| Barboyes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Worrboys | 80 | 0 | / |
| Warboise | 80 | 0 | / |
| Barbos | 77 | 2,852 | / |
| Warbey | 77 | 239 | / |
| Warbis | 77 | 204 | / |
| Barboy | 77 | 93 | / |
| Worboy | 77 | 63 | / |
| Wahrby | 77 | 38 | / |
| Werbos | 77 | 23 | / |
| Warbou | 77 | 14 | / |
| Warbas | 77 | 11 | / |
| Warrby | 77 | 8 | / |
| Wairbo | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wearbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Barbys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wharby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Worbys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warrbo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warbot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Wearby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Warbes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Waurby | 77 | 0 | / |
| Verboys | 71 | 64 | / |
| Barbeys | 71 | 63 | / |
| Barboss | 71 | 35 | / |
| Barbois | 71 | 31 | / |
| Worbois | 71 | 20 | / |
| Varboyi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bearboy | 71 | 8 | / |
| Worbyes | 71 | 5 | / |
| Barbosh | 71 | 4 | / |
| Barboya | 71 | 2 | / |
| Barboos | 71 | 2 | / |
| Barbous | 71 | 2 | / |
| Barbysh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Warbass | 71 | 2 | / |
| Wairebo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Warbash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warbast | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warbisz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Warbowe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Worvoys | 71 | 1 | / |
| Borboys | 71 | 0 | / |
| Warbish | 71 | 0 | / |
| Barbo | 67 | 5,364 | / |
| Barby | 67 | 1,998 | / |
| Worby | 67 | 1,110 | / |
| Warba | 67 | 402 | / |
| Warbasse | 67 | 69 | / |
| Borboyes | 67 | 68 | / |
| Barboush | 67 | 52 | / |
| Warbe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Warbi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Warbisch | 67 | 11 | / |
| Worbo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Varbo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Barbosch | 67 | 5 | / |
| Weathrby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beahrbos | 67 | 0 | / |
| Worboise | 67 | 0 | / |
| Varby | 67 | 0 | / |
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