Selby

English

Etymology

From Old Norse selja (“willow, sallow”) + býr (“settlement, farm”).

Proper noun

Selby (countable and uncountable, plural Selbys)

1. A town in North Yorkshire, England, formerly in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
2. A local government district in North Yorkshire formed in 1974, with its headquarters in the town.
3. A village in the town of Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada.
4. An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
5. A township in Bureau County, Illinois, United States.
6. A small city, the county seat of Walworth County, South Dakota, United States.
7. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
8. A suburb of Melbourne, in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
9. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Selby is the 3008^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11908 individuals. Selby is most common among White (81.23%) and Black/African American (13.34%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Selby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Bleys, Blyes, bleys, lesby