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
General Servant Domestic 5
Living On Own Means 5
Agricultural Labourer 4
Cook Domestic 3
Housemaid Domestic 3
Teacher Board School 3
Boot Maker 3
Scholar 3
House Keeper 2
House Painter 2
Laundress 2
Milk Carrier 2
Domestic Servant 2
Railway Porter 2
Baptist Minister 2
Grocer's Assistant 2
House Keeper Domestic 2
Boot Fitter 2
Boot Machinist 2
Brickyard Labourer 2
Shoe Maker 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Dressmaker Carmaker 1
Carpenter 1
Grocer 1

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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