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
General Labourer 57
Dress Maker 48
Coal Miner Hewer 48
Living On Own Means 46
General Servant Domestic 42
Farmer 36
Scholar 31
Cotton Weaver 28
Cook Domestic 24
Agricultural Labourer 20
Housemaid Domestic 19
Charwoman 17
School Boy 17
Servant Domestic 16
Gardener Domestic 16
Domestic Servant 15
Blacksmith 15
Bricklayer Labourer 13
Draper Assistant 13
Coal Miner C Hewer 13
Farmer's Daughter 13
Gardener 12
General Domestic Servant 12
House Keeper Domestic 12
Key Lock Smith 12

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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