Bagby

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bagsby

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Baggi + býr (“farmstead”); compare Begbie, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Bagby (countable and uncountable, plural Bagbys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4680).
   2. An unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bagby is the 6174^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5542 individuals. Bagby is most common among White (68.64%) and Black/African American (24.99%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bagby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 82.

Anagrams

• Gabby, gabby