Holtby

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Holti + býr (“settlement”).

Proper noun

Holtby (countable and uncountable, plural Holtbys)

1. A small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6754).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Holtby is the 80926^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 234 individuals. Holtby is most common among White (97.01%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holtby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 195.