Ranby

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Ramsby, Rumsby

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Ranby (countable and uncountable, plural Ranbys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2278).
   2. A village in Babworth civil parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6580).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ranby is the 20991^st most common surname in England, belonging to 211 individuals.

Further reading

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