Yerbury Surname

566,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 558 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Yerbury Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Yarborough (Linc.), 14th cent. Yerdbergh, 13 th cent. Yerdeburc(h = the Earth- Fortification [Old English eorðburg, an earthwork. Y- in the name is the common Dialectal prefix: cp. Northern English yearth for 'earth’] At Yarborough (Linc.

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Yerbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2541:219,36218,571
Australia1521:177,60318,018
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Canada511:722,46357,796
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales81:386,81619,671
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2151:113,37411,028
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Yerbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Yarborough (Linc.), 14th cent. Yerdbergh, 13 th cent. Yerdeburc(h = the Earth- Fortification [Old English eorðburg, an earthwork. Y- in the name is the common Dialectal prefix: cp. Northern English yearth for 'earth’] At Yarborough (Linc.), in the wapentake of the same name, are “traces of an extensive camp.’’ At Yarborough, Louth (Linc.), G. J. Yarburgh was lord of the manor in 1869. As a ‘John de Yerbury’ occurs in a Soms. Subsidy-Roll, a.d. 1327, there is (or was) probably a spot of the same name in West. England.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Yearby; a location name in Yorkshire.

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

Yerbury Last Name Facts

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

The last name Yerbury is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yerbury? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 566,665th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 13,060,118 people. The last name Yerbury is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Yerbury are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Yerbury is most common in England, where it is carried by 254 people, or 1 in 219,362. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Somerset, where 22 percent reside, West Midlands, where 11 percent reside and Hampshire, where 10 percent reside. Not including England Yerbury is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Yerbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yerbury has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Yerbury surname grew 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 235 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yerbury Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yerbury last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Yerbury earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.98% less than the national average, earning $41,245 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yearbury93298/
Yerbry920/
Yearburry881/
Yerbray860/
Yarbury860/
Yorbury860/
Yerbery860/
Gerbury860/
Jerbury860/
Erbur830/
Wherbury801/
Erburu77180/
Arbury77168/
Erburo77132/
Erbuer7741/
Erbure7732/
Erabur7715/
Yerber778/
Yerbor771/
Yerbra771/
Erburr771/
Yerbro770/
Yarbry770/
Ehrbur770/
Erbr732/
Yarbray71154/
Erabura7190/
Erubure7154/
Yearber7150/
Erbuyur7145/
Arbuary7141/
Yarbary7139/
Yarbour7133/
Yerpure7124/
Erebura7122/
Ereburu7111/
Yerabar715/
Eriburu712/
Yerebro711/
Erebrey711/
Eribrey711/
Yerapur711/
Yerupru711/
Uribury711/
Yerbara711/
Erebure711/
Yeribor711/
Erebuar711/
Yarbory710/
Yarbrey710/
Arboury710/
Erber674,937/
Yarberry671,297/
Erbar67541/
Erbir67451/
Yereboro6750/
Yriberry6744/
Yerberia6735/
Erobuhro6723/
Erbár6722/
Erbor6722/
Yerapure6718/
Erbro6712/
Arbry6711/
Oyarburu6710/
Oyarburo6710/
Arbur678/
Ayaribur676/
Eruabure675/
Urbur674/
Orbur673/
Oyerbhor672/
Yerebere672/
Yearboro672/
Yarbr672/
Ayerbaru672/
Yerebore671/
Yerpouor671/
Erabuura671/
Erbuario671/
Erribary671/
Yarbroyh671/
Yarburro671/
Yerapura671/
Yarbaure671/
Oyerebor671/
Erohburo671/
Yarbaura671/
Erhabour671/
Erhubure671/
Oyeribor671/
Ereaburu671/
Yarbourh670/
Orbry670/
Yarbrauy670/
Ayrebary670/

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