The Appleby Family History

This is a site where you can find information about the history of the Appleby family.

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The Appleby Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Appleby
1841 Census160
1851 Census1048
1861 Census1826
1871 Census2830
1881 Census3934
1891 Census4836
1901 Census6231

Most Frequent Forenames for the Appleby Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1881 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census 1901 Census Total
William Appleby 10 82 146 204 256 304 351
John Appleby 8 70 117 180 262 289 347
Mary Appleby 12 75 139 187 250 285 316
Thomas Appleby 15 69 89 129 155 166 207
George Appleby 4 46 73 111 164 199 217
Elizabeth Appleby 6 49 79 135 170 174 177
Sarah Appleby 7 52 72 99 104 109 121
James Appleby 4 32 50 79 103 115 138
Charles Appleby 1 29 48 74 88 124 143
Jane Appleby 3 26 36 76 100 109 101
Henry Appleby 5 15 36 59 90 114 102
Robert Appleby 3 23 36 57 81 90 126
Joseph Appleby 3 23 37 58 74 85 113
Margaret Appleby 2 16 34 56 80 77 114
Alice Appleby 1 8 19 53 80 91 109
Annie Appleby 0 1 6 31 59 110 147
Emma Appleby 4 14 33 51 69 80 74
Ann Appleby 6 39 54 66 60 48 36
Arthur Appleby 0 3 14 32 59 79 105
Ellen Appleby 6 23 32 39 46 57 76

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Appleby family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901 and many more...


Etymology and History of the Surname: Appleby

View Name: APPLEBY.

APPLEBY

Derivation:
Occupational for someone who lived or cared for an 'apple orchard'. Also locational for various places named with 'apall'.

History:
The name was first recorded during the 12th century,with the first recorded spelling being that of 'Vlf De Appelbi',dated 1163.

Linked Surnames:
Applebe,Applebee,Applebey,Appelbee.

 


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