Enderby

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Eindrithi + bý (“farmstead; village”).

Pronunciation

• (Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɛndɚbi/

Proper noun

Enderby (countable and uncountable, plural Enderbys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5399).
   2. A city in Okanagan region, British Columbia, Canada.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Enderby is the 49999^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 419 individuals. Enderby is most common among White (95.7%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Enderby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 527.