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
Scholar 862
Coal Miner 114
General Labourer 65
Agricultural Labourer 53
Dress Maker 46
Domestic Servant 37
Labourer 36
Cotton Weaver 35
Living On Own Means 34
General Servant 30
Living On Her Own Means 30
General Servant Domestic 30
Farmer 28
Blacksmith 26
Farm Servant 24
Lock Smith 24
Farm Labourer 22
Clerk 21
Joiner 20
Gardener 19
Laundress 19
General Domestic Servant 19
Tailor 15
Tailoress 15
Lock Maker 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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