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 53
Agricultural Labourer 15
Labourer 8
General Servant 5
General Labourer 4
Farmer 4
House Keeper 3
Living On Own Means 3
Laundress 3
Dress Maker 3
Shoe Rivetter 3
Farm Labourer 3
Glover Machinist Leather 3
Platelayer 2
Coalminer 2
Envelope Maker 2
Plaiterer 2
Assistant 2
Errand Boy 2
Manufacturer 2
Police Constable 2
Board School Teacher 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Brass Founder 2
Grocer 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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