Westbury

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English west (west) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (fortified place), alternatively west +‎ -bury.

Proper noun

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Westbury (countable and uncountable, plural Westburys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6235). [1]
  2. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3509). [2]
  3. A town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST868511). [3]
  4. A suburb of Limerick, within County Clare, Ireland.
  5. A township municipality in Le Haut-Saint-François regional county municipality, Quebec, Canada.
  6. A town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
  7. A village in the town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, Long Island, New York, United States.
  8. A hamlet in the towns of Victory, Cayuga County and Butler, Wayne County, New York.
  9. A neighbourhood in south-west Houston, Texas, United States.
  10. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  11. A town in Meander Valley council area, Tasmania, Australia.
  12. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Westbury is the 26598th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 916 individuals. Westbury is most common among White (88.54%) individuals.

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