Hanbury

English

Etymology 1

From Old English hēan, accusative, dative and genitive case of hēah (“high”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

Proper noun

Hanbury

1. A village and civil parish in East Staffordshire district, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SK1727).
2. A village in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref S09664).
3. A settlement in Harley, Timiskaming District, north-east Ontario, Canada.

Etymology 2

Two main origins:

• Habitational surname of Old English origin, from either of the two villages in England.
• Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hAinmhire (“descendant of Ainmhire”), a personal name composed of the elements ain- (“bad, unnatural”) + mire (“madness, frenzy, mania”).

Proper noun

Hanbury (plural Hanburys)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• Hanbury Brown and Twiss effect
• Hanbury Brown-Twiss effect

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hanbury is the 39212^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 561 individuals. Hanbury is most common among White (96.26%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hanbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 123.