Norby

English

Etymology

From Old Norse norðr (“north”) + býr (“farmstead”). The surname could also be a variant of some Scandinavian surnames, such as Nordby or Norrby.

Proper noun

Norby (countable and uncountable, plural Norbys)

1. A hamlet in Thirsk parish, Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4282).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Norby is the 13267^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2299 individuals. Norby is most common among White (93.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Norby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 676.

Anagrams

• Bryon, Byron, Robyn, brony, yborn