Antrobus

English

Etymology

Apparently from the Old Norse personal name Eindriði + buski (“bush, thicket”).

Proper noun

Antrobus (countable and uncountable, plural Antrobuses)

1. A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6479).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Antrobus is the 38948^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 566 individuals. Antrobus is most common among White (85.69%) and Black/African American (11.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Antrobus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 46.

Anagrams

• unaborts