Sowerby
English
Etymology
From Old Norse saurr (“mud, dirt, sour ground”) + bý (“farmstead”).
Proper noun
Sowerby (countable and uncountable, plural Sowerbys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A hamlet in Inskip-with-Sowerby parish, Wyre district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4738).
- A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4381).
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0423).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Derived terms
- Inskip-with-Sowerby
- Sowerby Bridge
- Temple Sowerby
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sowerby is the 61585th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 326 individuals. Sowerby is most common among White (85.89%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sowerby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- Bowerys, bowyers