Kilby
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kelby, which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
editKilby (countable and uncountable, plural Kilbys)
- A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP618729).
- A habitational surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kilby is the 7534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4412 individuals. Kilby is most common among White (89.55%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kilby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.
Categories:
- 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 Leicestershire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Leicestershire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- English surnames from Old Norse