Warboys Surname

523,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 620 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Andorra

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3201:174,11915,890
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Canada531:695,20056,020
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:111,30310,892
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Same as Worboys and the U.S. Worbose (which may some day become Verbose); from Verbois, near Rouen. See Boys.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Verbois, near Rouen, Normandy (Lower). Walter Wardebois, Engl. 1194 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

Warboys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Warboys is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Warboys? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 523,789th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 11,754,106 people. The last name Warboys is mostly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Warboys live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

Warboys is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 320 people, or 1 in 174,119. In England it is most prevalent in: Cambridgeshire, where 17 percent are found, Essex, where 9 percent are found and Northamptonshire, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.

Warboys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Warboys has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 146 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,615 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Warboys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Warboys last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Warboyes931/
Warbouys931/
Warboy9263/
Worboys862,650/
Warbois8612/
Warby832,014/
Warbo8335/
Worboyes80155/
Barboyes801/
Worrboys800/
Warboise800/
Barbos772,852/
Warbey77239/
Warbis77204/
Barboy7793/
Worboy7763/
Wahrby7738/
Werbos7723/
Warbou7714/
Warbas7711/
Warrby778/
Wairbo775/
Wearbo771/
Barbys771/
Wharby771/
Worbys771/
Warrbo771/
Warbot771/
Wearby771/
Warbes770/
Waurby770/
Verboys7164/
Barbeys7163/
Barboss7135/
Barbois7131/
Worbois7120/
Varboyi7112/
Bearboy718/
Worbyes715/
Barbosh714/
Barboya712/
Barboos712/
Barbous712/
Barbysh712/
Warbass712/
Wairebo712/
Warbash711/
Warbast711/
Warbisz711/
Warbowe711/
Worvoys711/
Borboys710/
Warbish710/
Barbo675,364/
Barby671,998/
Worby671,110/
Warba67402/
Warbasse6769/
Borboyes6768/
Barboush6752/
Warbe6726/
Warbi6717/
Warbisch6711/
Worbo677/
Varbo675/
Barbosch675/
Weathrby674/
Beahrbos670/
Worboise670/
Varby670/

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