Welsby Surname

178,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Welsby Surname Definition:

V. Walesby.

Welsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5081:36,9484,839
Australia2901:93,08910,632
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Wales1641:18,8692,022
Canada1041:354,28532,012
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Finland81:687,08836,047
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7671:31,7804,217
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Welsby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Walesby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Welsby Last Name Facts

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

Welsby is most common in England. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Welsby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 178,005th most numerous last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,035,213 people. The last name Welsby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Welsby are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 1,508 people, or 1 in 36,948. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 33 percent live, Merseyside, where 12 percent live and Cheshire, where 8 percent live. Aside from England this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Welsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Welsby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 956 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 16,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 2,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Welsby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Welsby are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Welsby earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 23.94% more than the national average, earning $53,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% less than the national average, earning $46,857 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wellsby9252/
Wealsby9237/
Welsbey923/
Weilsby922/
Whelsby920/
Wellsbey860/
Wellesby860/
Belsby83138/
Wilsby8349/
Velsby831/
Welsbie779/
Willsby771/
Wilesby770/
Welchbey711/
Wilesbey711/
Willsbey710/
Bilsby67309/
Blsbey671/
Billsby6248/
Blessby622/
Bilsbey620/
Byllesby5728/
Wilsbech5726/
Billsbey570/
Willsbee570/

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