Formby is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Formby
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Formby

How popular is Formby?

Formby is common in United States.

Formby is ranked 157838 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Formbies plummeted by 1.010101 per cent to 784 since 2000 and slipped by 1572 spots and ranked at 29947. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 89.8 91.54
Hispanic or Latino 3.7 2.27
Black 3.32 3.03
Others 2.17 1.14
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.02 1.39
Formby is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Isle of Man. Around 2354 people have been found who wears Formby as their family name. Formby is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
118,441 Germany2
54,135 Philippines2
91,784 Netherlands2
1,118 Isle of Man2
18,969 Wales1
77,122 Sweden1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
78,930 Canada36
18,457 Scotland20
23,914 Denmark20
75,986 Spain20
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with hundreds of Formby:
11,004 England570
9,969 Australia280
30,064 South Africa183
Countries with thousands of Formby:
25,529 United States1,201

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ellen Formby was 20 years old when she migrated to New-York during Irish famine on July 3, 1849. She lived in Ireland and took Constellation from Liverpool. Bernard Formby (4), are others that migrated to US.

Formby Namesakes

  • George Formby, Actor
  • George Formby, Actor
  • George Formby Snr, Comedian
  • George Formby, Actor
  • George Formby, Actor
  • George Formby, Actor
  • George Formby, Actor
  • Marshall Formby, Attorney
  • George Formby, Actor
  • George Formby, Actor

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