Saxby

English

Etymology

"Village of the Saxons", from the Old English Seaxa (“Saxons”) + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).

Proper noun

Saxby (countable and uncountable, plural Saxbys)

1. A village in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England.
2. A village in Freeby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8220).
3. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Saxby is the 30509^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 765 individuals. Saxby is most common among White (81.96%) and Black/African American (12.68%) individuals.

Further reading

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