Harby

English

Etymology

Both placenames derive from Old Norse hjǫrð (“herd of cattle”) + bý (“farmstead”).

Proper noun

Harby (countable and uncountable, plural Harbys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Clawson, Hose and Harby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7431).
   2. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England, on the Lincolnshire border (OS grid ref SK8770).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Harby is the 95545^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 191 individuals. Harby is most common among White (85.34%) and Black/African American (12.57%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names
• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Harby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 129.