Silby Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Silby Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Silby family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 70
Agricultural Labourer 15
Labourer 12
Lace Maker 7
General Servant 5
Farmers Daughter 5
Carpenter 4
Laborer 4
Domestic Servant 4
Blacksmith 4
House Keeper 3
Shoe Maker 3
Annuitant 3
Carman 3
Servant 3
Farm Servant 3
Labourer Daughter 3
Labourer Son 3
School Mistress 3
Nurse 2
Baker 2
Farm Labourer 2
Wife Of Above 2
Machinist 2
Cloth Worker 2

Silby Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Selby 80% 23,872
2 Silby 100% 2,998
3 Soulby 67% 1,136
4 Salby 80% 478
5 Sealby 67% 404
6 Silbey 83% 212
7 Selbey 67% 152
8 Sailby 83% 147
9 Solby 80% 139
10 Sulby 80% 121

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The surname Silby is the 2nd most popular variant of Selby.

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