Lundy
English
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Lundy
- An island in the Bristol Channel, off the coast of Devon, England, and included in Torridge district (OS grid ref SS14).
- A sea area corresponding to the Bristol Channel
Derived terms
- Lundy cabbage
Etymology 2
Irish and Scottish surname from a variant of Lundie.
Proper noun
Lundy (plural Lundys)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lundy is the 2439th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14850 individuals. Lundy is most common among White (66.67%) and Black/African American (27.78%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lundy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 474.