Manby
English
Etymology
From the Old Norse personal name Manni + býr (“farmstead; town”).
Proper noun
Manby (countable and uncountable, plural Manbys)
- A village and civil parish (served by Grimoldby and Manby Parish Council) in, and the administrative centre of East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF3987).
- A habitational surname, from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Manby is the 144141st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 115 individuals. Manby is most common among White (95.65%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Manby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN