Aglionby

English

Etymology

From the Norman personal name Agyllun, which probably derives from Old French aguillun (“point, thorn”), + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).

Proper noun

Aglionby (countable and uncountable, plural Aglionbys)

1. A village in Wetheral parish, City of Carlisle district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY4456).
2. A habitational surname.
   • 1942 May-June, Charles E. Lee, “The Brampton Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 140, relating to an election in 1837:

     The other returns having come in, the result of the poll, that Sir James Graham had been superseded by Major Aglionby, was declared at Carlisle soon after 11 a.m.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Aglionby is the 132302^nd most common surname in England, belonging to 13 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Aglionby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 12.
• Forebears