Albury

English

Etymology

From eald (“old”) +‎ burg (“fort”). Compare other placenames, such as Aldborough, Aldbrough, Aldbury, Aldeburgh and Aldeby, and German Oldenburg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔːlbəɹi/

Proper noun

Albury (countable and uncountable, plural Alburys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in East Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL4324).
   2. A village in Tiddington-with-Albury parish, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP6505).
   3. A village and civil parish in Guildford borough, Surrey, England (OS grid ref TQ0547).
   4. A major city in New South Wales, Australia, near the border with the neighbouring state of Victoria.
   5. A town in Ontario, Canada.
   6. A village in New Zealand.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Albury End
• Albury Heath
• Albury Park
• Tiddington-with-Albury

 

Translations

city in New South Wales, Australia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 奧爾伯里／奥尔伯里 (Ào'ěrbólǐ)

• Wiradjuri: Bungambrawatha

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Albury is the 18177^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1531 individuals. Albury is most common among White (50.42%) and Black/African American (39.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Albury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 20.

Anagrams

• Blu-Ray, Blu-ray, Ruybal, buryal