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
School 17
Private Means 4
Clerk 2
Housemaid (domestic) 2
Labourer Genl 2
General Servant (domestic) 2
Clerk (postal Telephone) 2
Head Teacher 2
Servant 2
Farm Servant 2
Bootmaker 2
Dress Maker 2
Ceiing At Home 1
Coal Foreman 1
Coal Sipper 1
Coal Trimmer 1
Coal Weigher Docks 1
College Student 1
Fisherman 1
Maunfacturing Confectioner 1
Closing Room Foreman 1
Farmer 1
Mechanic Engineer 1
Milkman On Farm 1
Railway Clerk 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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