Overby

See also: overby

English

Alternative forms

• Overbay, Overbey

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Overby or Norwegian Øverby.

Proper noun

Overby (plural Overbys)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Overby is the 5512^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6311 individuals. Overby is most common among White (83.9%) and Black/African American (11.84%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Overby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.