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    The surname Wilby

    An English place surname, carried by 317 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex W410

    Wilby: #63,068 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Wilby #63,068, 317 people Wilby: #63,068 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Wilby #63,068, 317 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Wilby is more common than 61.1% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    Various origins: * The village in Norfolk is named with Old English welig (“willow”) + Old Norse bý (“farmstead”). * The village in Northamptonshire is named with the Old Norse personal name Villi + bý (“farmstead”). * The village in Suffolk is named with Old English welig (“willow”) + bēag (“ring, circle”).

    Wilby is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 317 people named Wilby in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 973,961 Americans. That is down 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 369.

    #63,068
    rank among US surnames
    317
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    -14.1%
    change since 2000 (was #52,714)

    Who is named Wilby

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Wilby identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Wilbys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • James Wilby
      British actor, born 1958

    Other English surnames

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Wilby come from?
    Various origins: * The village in Norfolk is named with Old English welig (“willow”) + Old Norse bý (“farmstead”). * The village in Northamptonshire is named with the Old Norse personal name Villi + bý (“farmstead”). * The village in Suffolk is named with Old English welig (“willow”) + bēag…
    How common is the surname Wilby?
    317 people in the United States had the surname Wilby in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 973,961 Americans. It ranked 63,068th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Wilby?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Wilby identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Wilby?
    James Wilby, British actor.
    Where is the surname Wilby most common?
    Wikidata records people named Wilby in the United Kingdom.
    What type of surname is Wilby?
    Wilby is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Wilby getting more or less common?
    Less common. 369 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 317 in 2010, down 14%.