Mumby

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Mundi + býr (“village, settlement”).

Proper noun

Mumby (countable and uncountable, plural Mumbys)

1. A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF5174).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mumby is the 41886^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 519 individuals. Mumby is most common among White (87.67%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mumby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 634.