Asby

English

Etymology

From Old Norse askr (“ash tree”) + býr (“farmstead”).

Proper noun

Asby (countable and uncountable, plural Asbys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Arlecdon and Frizington parish, Copeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0620).
   2. A civil parish in Eden district, Cumbria, England, including the villages of Great and Little Asby.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Derived terms

• Great Asby
• Little Asby

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Asby is the 41234^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 528 individuals. Asby is most common among White (82.39%) and Black/African American (14.96%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Asby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 62.