Danby
English
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Etymology
editFrom Old English Dene (“Dane”) Old Norse býr (“farmstead”). Compare the doublet Denby.
Proper noun
editDanby (countable and uncountable, plural Danbys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish (served by Danby Group Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Scarborough district (OS grid ref NZ7008). [1]
- An unincorporated community in San Bernardino County, California, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Missouri, United States.
- A town in Tompkins County, New York, United States.
- A town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States.
- A habitational surname.
Derived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Danby is the 66754th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 296 individuals. Danby is most common among White (92.23%) individuals.
References
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Danby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 408.
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Unincorporated communities in California, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in California, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Towns in New York, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in New York, USA
- en:Towns in Vermont, USA
- en:Places in Vermont, USA
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- English surnames from Old Norse