Astbury

English

Alternative forms

• Asbury

Etymology

Habitational surname from the village of Astbury in Cheshire, from Old English ēast (“east”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”).

Proper noun

Astbury (countable and uncountable, plural Astburys)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A village in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8461).

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Astbury is the 62714^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 319 individuals. Astbury is most common among White (89.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Astbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65.