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

Family Name / Last Name: Halby
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Surname present in Normandy, especially in Calvados. Corresponds to the former French halebie, which designated a tax on the sale of sea fish. It is therefore a nickname given to him who was responsible for collecting this tax, also called hallebic, which explains the surname Halbique, also met in Calvados.

How popular is Halby?

Halby is ranked 498015 on our list.

Halby is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Lebanon have the last name. Around 479 people have been found who wears Halby as their family name. Halby have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
108,034 Italy3
19,046 Ireland2
289,511 England1
897,276 Russia1
810,193 Indonesia1
77,122 Sweden1
49,529 Israel1
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
Countries with hundreds of Halby:
120,823 United States178
5,263 Denmark113
4,554 Lebanon105

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Halby was 26 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on November 8, 1848. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took St. John from Galway. 38 years old Edwin Halby, are others that migrated to US.

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Ilana Tokarski
 Halby is a surname spelling variation of Alby, representing the southern form of Aubin, the former name of baptism derived from the Latin adjective albus white.

Halby Namesakes

  • Dimitri Halby, Musical artist
  • Milas Bonde Halby, Noam Halby's son
  • Noam Halby, Musical artist

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