Maltby
surname · Latin script
Meaning: from Maltby, Lincolnshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, or West Riding of Yorkshire; first attested Robert de Maltebi 1169 P (Norfolk)
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈmæɫtbi/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Maltby is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- AUAustralia
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
from Maltby, Lincolnshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, or West Riding of Yorkshire; first attested Robert de Maltebi 1169 P (Norfolk)
Sources 1
- A Dictionary of English Surnames
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
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Other recorded senses(measured from records)
Maltby is also recorded in 3 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.
In English, land, Lines., and N and W Yorks., orMautby in Norfolk, all so called from the ON byname Malti ‘Sharp’, ‘Bitter’ + ON byr farm, settlement. Vars.: Mau(l)tby.
as a nameA dictionary of surnames
In English, habitational name from Maltby in Cleveland, Lincolnshire, and North and South Yorkshire, or Mautby in Norfolk, all named with the Old Norse byname Malti ‘sharp’, ‘bitter’ + Old Norse byr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’.
as a nameDictionary of American Family Names
In English, A hamlet in Raithby cum Maltby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3184).
as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)
Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Edward Maltbyb. 1770GBBritish bishop (1770-1859)
- Margaret Eliza Maltbyb. 1860USAmerican physicist (1860–1944)
- George Maltbyb. 1876GBEnglish cricketer (1876-1924)
- Christopher Michael Maltbyb. 1891GBBritish Indian Army general (1891–1980)
- Richard Maltbyb. 1914USAmerican musician (1914–1991)
- David Maltbyb. 1920GBRAF pilot during WWII
- Jackie Maltbyb. 1939GBEnglish footballer (born 1939)
- Kirk Maltbyb. 1972CACanadian ice hockey player
- Tim Maltbyb. 1975CACanadian director
- Lauren Maltbyb. 1984USAmerican actress and psychologist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 18 sources across 9 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.7K | #15,395 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.7K | #16,475 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.7K | #16,488 |
| DK Denmark | Danmarks Statistik — Hvor mange hedder...? (living-population name counts) | — | 29 | #17,287 |
| NO Norway | SSB — Navnesøk (name-search service, living population) | — | 20 | #42,551 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 14 | #101,339 |
| SE Sweden | Skatteverket — Sök hur många som har ett visst namn (living population) | — | 7 | #46,729 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 4 | — |
| BE Belgium | Familienaam.be — Belgian family-name frequency (population register) | 2008 | 4 | #109,035 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 4 | #229,402 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 2 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 2 | #357,538 |
Reference works 5
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Maltby mean, and where does it come from?
- from Maltby, Lincolnshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, or West Riding of Yorkshire; first attested Robert de Maltebi 1169 P (Norfolk) Recorded by A Dictionary of English Surnames.
- How do you pronounce Maltby?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈmæɫtbi/ (IPA) for English.
- In which country does Maltby have the most bearers?
- Maltby is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Maltby”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.