Manby

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Manni + býr (“farmstead; town”).

Proper noun

Manby (countable and uncountable, plural Manbys)

1. A village and civil parish (served by Grimoldby and Manby Parish Council) in, and the administrative centre of East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3987).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Manby is the 144141^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 115 individuals. Manby is most common among White (95.65%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Manby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 502.