Appleby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Appleby Name Meaning: Occupational for someone who lived or cared for an 'apple orchard'. Also locational for various places named with 'apall'.

The name was first recorded during the 12th century,with the first recorded spelling being that of 'Vlf De Appelbi',dated 1163.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Appleby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Appleby family

Profession Census Frequency
School 678
Coal Miner Hewer 68
General Labourer 47
Farm Labourer 44
Farmer 41
Labourer 40
Clerk 39
General Servant (domestic) 38
Dressmaker 32
None 31
Private Means 30
Domestic Servant 29
Joiner 29
At Home 21
At School 21
Charwoman 19
Domestic 18
Assisting In The Business 17
Bricklayer 17
Shop Assistant 17
Dress Maker 16
House Keeper 16
Coal Miner Putter 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Nil 15

Appleby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Appleby 100% 37,077
2 Appelby 71% 1,170
3 Uppleby 86% 235
4 Appliby 86% 165
5 Applebey 88% 130

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The surname Appleby is the most popular version of all its varients

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