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单词 Westbury
释义

Westbury

English

Etymology

From Old English west (west) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (fortified place).

Proper noun

Westbury (countable and uncountable, plural Westburys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6235).
  2. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3509).
  3. A town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST868511).
  4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

  • Westbury-on-Severn
  • Westbury-on-Trym
  • Westbury-sub-Mendip

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Westbury is the 26598th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 916 individuals. Westbury is most common among White (88.54%) individuals.

Further reading

  • Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), Westbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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