Wisby Surname
Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname
Wisby Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whisby,' a chapelry in the parish of Doddington, Lincolnshire.
1758. Married — Thomas Wisbey and Margaret Ryan: St. George, Hanover Square.
Wisby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 610 | 1:594,195 | 48,463 |
| Australia | 344 | 1:78,476 | 9,152 |
| England | 192 | 1:290,198 | 22,328 |
| Canada | 28 | 1:1,315,914 | 92,927 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 270 | 1:90,279 | 9,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 102 | 1:492,340 | 34,768 |
Wisby Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whisby,' a chapelry in the parish of Doddington, Lincolnshire.
1758. Married — Thomas Wisbey and Margaret Ryan: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Scandinavian)Bel. to Whisby (Linc.), 14th cent. Wisteby, Old Norse *Uistabý-r = the Store-Place [Old Norse uista, genit. pl. of uist, food, provisions + by-r, dwelling(s: cp. Old Norse uistaskip, store-ship]
From Wiseby; a location name in Lincolnshire.
Wisby Demographics
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Wisby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wisby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Wisby is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wisby? popularity and diffusion
It is the 311,581st most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,032,737 people. Wisby occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wisby live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 610 people, or 1 in 594,195. In The United States Wisby is most numerous in: Ohio, where 16 percent live, Louisiana, where 13 percent live and Oklahoma, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 28 percent live and England, where 16 percent live.
Wisby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Wisby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wisby last name rose 598 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wisby Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Wisby surname are 24.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.95% registered with the party.
The amount Wisby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.06% less than the national average, earning R 83,040 per year; in United States they earn 8.24% less than the national average, earning $39,593 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.84% more than the national average, earning $58,052 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisbey | 91 | 1,816 | / |
| Whisby | 91 | 266 | / |
| Weisby | 91 | 22 | / |
| Wisbay | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wisbuy | 91 | 1 | / |
| Wiesby | 91 | 0 | / |
| Weisboy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Whisbey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bisby | 80 | 1,160 | / |
| Wesby | 80 | 857 | / |
| Visby | 80 | 316 | / |
| Wisba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wixby | 80 | 1 | / |
| Whithsby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bisbey | 73 | 298 | / |
| Wesbey | 73 | 50 | / |
| Weasby | 73 | 28 | / |
| Wishba | 73 | 27 | / |
| Wessby | 73 | 9 | / |
| Biszby | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wiesba | 73 | 3 | / |
| Wisbis | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wisbih | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bisxby | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baisby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wisbee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weshby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Waysby | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wesbay | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wisbech | 67 | 73 | / |
| Wisbith | 67 | 38 | / |
| Bishbay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waisebi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wieszba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wisbeth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whixbey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wissber | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wischba | 67 | 0 | / |
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