Last Name WILBY

Summary/Contribute


Meaning Local: Of Wilby, villages in counties Norfolk, Suffolk, and Northampton.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 52,714 (2000 US census) 59,122 (1990 US census)
Count 369 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.77%, or 346 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 4.34%, or 16 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Russian middle names

 As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

English surnames

 English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

 How does one estimate/guess that number? The first source that comes to mind is the result of the latest available census. We know that 2000 year census presents us with a little over 150,000 unique surnames. The least po...

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