Bilbrough

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bilbro

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Bila or Billa + burg (“stronghold, fortress”).

Proper noun

Bilbrough (countable and uncountable, plural Bilbroughs)

1. A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE531465).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bilbrough is the 113791^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 154 individuals. Bilbrough is most common among White (100.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bilbrough”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 159.