Bysouth

English

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived to the south of a settlement, from Old English bī (“by”) + sūþ (“south”).

Proper noun

Bysouth (plural Bysouths)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Bysouth is the 12694^th most common surname in England, belonging to 438 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bysouth”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 264.