Risby is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Risby
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Risby

How popular is Risby?

Risby is ranked 237150 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Risby bearers increased by 4.61165 per cent in 2010 US census to 431 since 2000, the surname slipped by 705 spots and ranked at 48901. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 80.97 81.55
White 14.39 15.05
Others 3.02 2.18
Hispanic or Latino 1.39 0
Risby is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Wales. Around 1372 people have been found who wears Risby as their family name. Risby is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
151,601 Spain1
7,191 Afghanistan1
3,071 Jersey1
53,505 Turkey1
49,529 Israel1
36,678 Singapore1
81,201 Switzerland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
82,145 Canada34
14,963 Scotland26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
12,704 Sweden73
5,257 Wales68
10,614 Denmark54
Countries with hundreds of Risby:
12,051 England505
62,465 United States405
14,049 Australia193

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

J.S. Risby worked as engineer and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 30 years old embarked for USA from Halifax & Liverpool on Canada and arrived on October 4, 1849.

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