Tilbury
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See also: tilbury
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Tilby
Etymology[edit]
From the Old English personal name Tila + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
Proper noun[edit]
Tilbury (countable and uncountable, plural Tilburys)
- A town and port in Thurrock borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ639761).
- A community, formerly a town, in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tilbury is the 32632nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 704 individuals. Tilbury is most common among White (92.47%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tilbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Towns in Essex, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Places in Essex, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Ontario
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
- en:Places in Canada
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English