Find out how popular the last name Suby is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Suby.

Suby, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Suby surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Suby in America

Suby is the 78821st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Suby surname appeared 242 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Suby.

We can also compare 2010 data for Suby to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Suby

The surname SUBY originated in England during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old English words "sud" and "byg," meaning "south" and "dwelling," respectively, indicating that the name initially referred to someone who lived in the southern part of a town or village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SUBY surname can be traced back to the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, where a certain John Sudby is mentioned. This suggests that variations of the spelling, such as Sudby or Sudbyg, were common in that era.

During the late 15th century, the SUBY surname appeared in the Cartulary of Cockersand Abbey in Lancashire, where a person named William Sudby was recorded as a tenant of the abbey's lands.

In the 16th century, the SUBY name gained prominence with the birth of John Suby (c. 1505 - 1572), a prominent English politician and member of the Parliament during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He served as the Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1565 and played a significant role in local affairs.

Another notable figure bearing the SUBY surname was Sir Edward Suby (1591 - 1673), a wealthy landowner and Member of Parliament for Gloucestershire during the English Civil War. He supported the Parliamentarian cause and was knighted by Oliver Cromwell in 1657.

In the 18th century, Thomas Suby (1712 - 1798) was a respected clergyman and author from Wiltshire, England. He wrote several theological works and served as the rector of the parish of Broadchalk for over 40 years.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SUBY surname in North America can be found in the passenger lists of the ship "Hopewell," which arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1635. Among the passengers was a certain John Suby, indicating that the name had made its way across the Atlantic by that time.

Throughout the centuries, the SUBY surname has been associated with various place names and locations in England, such as Sudbury in Suffolk, Sudbrook in Gloucestershire, and Sudbury Hall in Derbyshire, which may have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the name in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Suby

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Suby.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Suby was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Suby has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Suby was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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