Appleby
English
Etymology
From Old English æppel and Old Norse býr (“farm; town”), from the root of the verb Old Norse búa (“to dwell”).
Proper noun
Appleby (countable and uncountable, plural Applebys)
- A place name.
- The historical county town of Westmorland, UK, now named Appleby-in-Westmorland (except for the railway station).
- A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9514).
- A locality in Tasman District, South Island, New Zealand.
- A suburb of Invercargill, New Zealand. [1]
- An unincorporated community in Codington County, South Dakota, United States.
- A small city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States.
- A community in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
- A surname derived from the English place name.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Appleby is the 6161st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5556 individuals. Appleby is most common among White (88.41%) individuals.
References
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