Witby Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Witby Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitby,' a seaport, borough, and market-town in North Riding of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Whiteby, 21-2 Edward I Freemen of York.

Robertas de Whytby, smyth, 1379 Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Witby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Witby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Whitby,' a seaport, borough, and market-town in North Riding of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Whiteby, 21-2 Edward I Freemen of York.

Robertas de Whytby, smyth, 1379 Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1585. Thomas Whitbey, Warwickshire, Register of the University of Oxford.

1619. Oliver Whitbie, Bedfordshire: ibid.

— Married — Mathew Whitby and Prudence Spencer: St. Dionis Backchurch.

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

From Whitby in Yorkshire. Johannes de Whitebi, Nicholaus de Whitebi, Ranulphus de Whitebi, and Robert de Whitebi rendered homage at Berwick, 1291 (RR.). Warm de Whiteby, burgess of Perth, rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, a, 814 and p. 197), and Henry de Wyteby held land in Waldeugate, Berwick, in 1307 (Kelso, 43).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

For Whitby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

That is "White—town,"or bay; a town in Yorkshire, England.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Witby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Witby is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Witby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Witby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Witby live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Witby is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 25 percent live, New York, where 25 percent live and Ohio, where 25 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 17 percent live.

Witby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Witby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Witby last name increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Witby Last Name Statistics demography

Witby earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 44.24% less than the national average, earning $24,062 USD per year.

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