Appleby
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English æppel (“apple”) and Old Norse býr (“farm, town”), from the root of the verb Old Norse búa (“to dwell”).
Proper noun
editAppleby (countable and uncountable, plural Applebys)
- A place name.
- The historical county town of Westmorland, UK, now named Appleby-in-Westmorland (except for the railway station).
- A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9514). [1]
- A locality in Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand.
- A suburb of Invercargill, New Zealand. [2]
- An unincorporated community in Codington County, South Dakota, United States.
- A small city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States.
- A community of Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
- A surname derived from the English place name.
Alternative forms
editDerived terms
editStatistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Appleby is the 6161st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5556 individuals. Appleby is most common among White (88.41%) individuals.
References
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Lincolnshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in New Zealand
- en:Places in New Zealand
- en:Suburbs in New Zealand
- en:Unincorporated communities in South Dakota, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in South Dakota, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Cities in Texas, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Texas, USA
- en:Villages in Ontario
- en:Villages in Canada
- en:Places in Ontario
- en:Places in Canada
- English surnames