Wisby Surname

311,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6101:594,19548,463
Australia3441:78,4769,152
England1921:290,19822,328
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Wales141:221,03813,576
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2701:90,2799,372
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Wiseby; a location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Wisby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wisby is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wisby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 311,581st most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 6,032,737 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Wisby reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 610 people, or 1 in 594,195. In The United States Wisby is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 16 percent are found, Louisiana, where 13 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 28 percent are found and England, where 16 percent are found.

Wisby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wisby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wisby surname rose 598 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 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 Republicans than the national average, with 70.95% registered with the political 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

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Wiesby910/
Weisboy831/
Whisbey830/
Bisby801,160/
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Visby80316/
Wisba801/
Wixby801/
Whithsby771/
Bisbey73298/
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Weasby7328/
Wishba7327/
Wessby739/
Biszby735/
Wiesba733/
Wisbis731/
Wisbih731/
Bisxby731/
Baisby730/
Wisbee730/
Weshby730/
Waysby730/
Wesbay730/
Wisbech6773/
Wisbith6738/
Bishbay674/
Waisebi671/
Wieszba671/
Wisbeth671/
Whixbey670/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wisby
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