Surname · also Old English
Loseby
“pigsty”
Loseby is a surname from Old English (ultimately Old Norse).
Meaning & origin
What it means
Loseby goes back to Old English hlōse, meaning “pigsty.”
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Where it comes from
Loseby comes from Old English, and ultimately from Old Norse.
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How it developed
From Old English hlōse (“pigsty”), from Old Norse býr (“settlement, village”).
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