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Crosby

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kross (cross) + býr (settlement).

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Crosby

  1. A locale in England:
    1. A village in Crosscanonby parish, Cumberland, Cumbria, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0738).
    2. A northern suburb of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE8811).
    3. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3198).
    4. A civil parish (served by Thornton-le-Beans and Crosby-Cotcliffe Parish Council) south-east of Northallerton, North Yorkshire, previously in Hambleton district. [1]
  2. A village on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3279).
  3. A northern English and Scottish habitational surname from Old Norse.
  4. A surname from Irish, a variant of Crosbie.
  5. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa; named for mine operator J. H. Crosby.
  6. A locale in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama.
    2. A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; named for mine operator George H. Crosby.
    3. A town in Amite County and Wilkinson County, Mississippi; named for lumber mill operator L. O. Crosby.
    4. A city, the county seat of Divide County, North Dakota; named for businessman S. A. Crosby.
    5. A township in Hamilton County, Ohio.
    6. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.
    7. A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas; named for railroad engineer G. J. Crosby.
    8. An unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington; named for one of the places in England.

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