Surname

Disborough

“pennyroyal”

Disborough is a surname from Old English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Disborough goes back to Old English dwostle, meaning “pennyroyal.”

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Where it comes from

Disborough comes from Old English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Old English dwostle (“pennyroyal”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Disborough’s family of names

In English usage, Disborough as a surname has a related form in DISBROW. In English usage, Disborough as a surname has a related form in DISBROW. In English usage, Disborough as a surname has a related form in Disbrowe.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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Old English

Desborough

“fortress, stronghold”

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Old English

Goldsborough

“fortress, stronghold”

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83% boys · 17% girls

Old English

Dinsdale

“corner, nook, recess”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Old English

Dillingham

“divide, separate, pay over”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Bilbrough

“stronghold, fortress”

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Old English

Ditchburn

“trench, moat”

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Old English

Dibden

“deep”

No U.S. birth series

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Old English

Yarbrough

“earth”

No U.S. birth series

67% boys · 33% girls

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