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Etymology

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From Old English weliġ (willow) and Old Norse byr (settlement).

Proper noun

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Willoughby (countable and uncountable, plural Willoughbys)

  1. Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
    1. A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).
    2. A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5167).
    3. A city in Lake County, Ohio, United States.
    4. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
    5. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
    6. The City of Willoughby, a local government area in New South Wales, Australia, named after the suburb within it.
  2. A habitational surname.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Willoughby is the 2257th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16111 individuals. Willoughby is most common among White (82.55%) and Black/African American (11.94%) individuals.

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