Surname

Burby

Burby is a surname, probably from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Burby probably comes from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Burby’s family of names

Burby may belong to the same name family as Burbie. This is a tentative spelling connection.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Burby, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Old Norse

Buckby

“settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Bushby

“bush, shrub”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Beeby

“bee”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Bagby

“farmstead”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Bigby

“settlement, town”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Bielby

“farmstead; settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Brumby

“water well” · “farmstead, village”

No U.S. birth series

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Old Norse

Battersby

“settlement”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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