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单词 Sowerby
释义

Sowerby

English

Etymology

From Old Norse saurr (mud, dirt, sour ground) + (farmstead).

Proper noun

Sowerby (countable and uncountable, plural Sowerbys)

  1. (uncountable) A placename:
    1. A hamlet in Inskip-with-Sowerby parish, Wyre district, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD4738).
    2. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE4381).
    3. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0423).
  2. (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
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