Given name & surname · also Old English
Appleby
“apple”
Appleby is a surname from Old English (ultimately Old Norse).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Appleby goes back to Old English æppel, meaning “apple.”
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Where it comes from
Appleby comes from Old English, and ultimately from Old Norse.
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How it developed
From Old English æppel (“apple”), from Old Norse býr (“farm, town”).
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Appleby’s family of names
In English usage, Appleby as a surname has a related form in APPLEBEE.
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Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
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“ash tree”
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Ellerby
“farmstead; settlement”
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Enderby
“farmstead; village”
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Owenby
“settlement”
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“apple tree”
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Applegarth
“apple tree”
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