Where Does the Applebee Surname Come From?

Genealogists group Applebee with Appleby. Taken at its root, Applebee points to “Apple farm”.

• Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Applebee surname had 1,475 bearers.
• Applebee is listed among the recognised spellings of Appleby.
• The same family of names includes Apelby.

Applebee coat of arms

Arms linked to Appleby and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Applebee surname pack.