Kilby

English

Etymology

From Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kelby, which shares the same etymology.

Proper noun

Kilby (countable and uncountable, plural Kilbys)

1. A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP618729).
2. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kilby is the 7534^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4412 individuals. Kilby is most common among White (89.55%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kilby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.