Welby Surname
Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname
Welby Surname Definition:
(Scandinavian) belonging to Welby (Lincs: 13th- 14th cent. Wellebie, Welleby; Leic.) = the Well or Spring Farm [Old Norse uel(l (Danish- Norwegian vœld, with intrus. -d) + bý-r] Gilbertus de Welby.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1349
Welby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 818 | 1:443,104 | 38,071 |
| England | 564 | 1:98,791 | 10,454 |
| Ireland | 110 | 1:42,809 | 3,288 |
| Canada | 100 | 1:368,456 | 33,054 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 155 | 1:28,580 | 2,951 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 269 | 1:90,615 | 9,390 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:170,146 | 6,794 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 141 | 1:356,161 | 27,153 |
Welby (817) may also be a first name.
Welby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Scandinavian) belonging to Welby (Lincs: 13th- 14th cent. Wellebie, Welleby; Leic.) = the Well or Spring Farm [Old Norse uel(l (Danish- Norwegian vœld, with intrus. -d) + bý-r] Gilbertus de Welby.—Inq. ad q. Damn., A.D. 1349
(English) One who came from Welby (village by a stream), in Lincolnshire.
"Of great antiquity in the county of Lincoln, being descended from John, Lord of Castleton, who was living in the time of William the Conqueror, and is said to have assisted Robert de Todeni, Baron of Belvoir, in the defence of his castle." Courthope's Debrett. The name would appear to have been derived from the Lincolnshire parish so called; and there Sir William Welby, "who heads their well-authenticated pedigree, undoubtedly possessed property between 1307 and 1327. The manor of Frieston, with Poyntou Hall, also in Lincolnshire, was held in chief by Sir Thomas Welby, a still earlier ancestor, of King Henry III., in 1216." Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.
Local. From Weald—by, which signifies a habitation in a wood or grove.
Welby Demographics
Average Male Welby Height
178.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Welby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Welby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Welby is most common in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Welby? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 230,013th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 4,140,651 people. Welby occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Welby reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Welby is also the 285,953rd most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 817 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 818 people, or 1 in 443,104. In The United States Welby is most frequent in: Missouri, where 23 percent live, Massachusetts, where 12 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States it is found in 27 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent live and Ireland, where 6 percent live.
Welby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Welby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Welby last name grew 580 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 29 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 41 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Welby Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Welby surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Welby earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 23.78% more than the national average, earning €37,172 per year; in United States they earn 21.68% more than the national average, earning $52,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.51% less than the national average, earning $43,467 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellby | 91 | 264 | / |
| Whelby | 91 | 45 | / |
| Weilby | 91 | 17 | / |
| Welbey | 91 | 4 | / |
| Welbay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Weileby | 83 | 18 | / |
| Wellbay | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wealbey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wellbey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Wilby | 80 | 5,230 | / |
| Welba | 80 | 1,908 | / |
| Belby | 80 | 175 | / |
| Welbe | 80 | 19 | / |
| Welbi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Velby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whlby | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wylby | 80 | 0 | / |
| Whellbey | 77 | 0 | / |
| Belbey | 73 | 3,049 | / |
| Whilby | 73 | 854 | / |
| Willby | 73 | 157 | / |
| Velboy | 73 | 126 | / |
| Beelby | 73 | 123 | / |
| Welbie | 73 | 52 | / |
| Belbay | 73 | 27 | / |
| Wählby | 73 | 21 | / |
| Wielba | 73 | 17 | / |
| Wilbey | 73 | 15 | / |
| Vellby | 73 | 5 | / |
| Belbyi | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bellby | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vwelba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Belbiy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Welbaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuelba | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welbeh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wilbay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welboj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Welbai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bellbay | 67 | 58 | / |
| Welbich | 67 | 12 | / |
| Willbey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bellbey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Welbech | 67 | 2 | / |
| Willbay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behelby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlbi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whillby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wlvy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whilbey | 67 | 0 | / |
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Welby Reference & Research
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