Beeby
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Beebe, Beebee
Etymology
From Old English bēo (“bee”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).
Proper noun
Beeby (countable and uncountable, plural Beebys)
- A village and civil parish in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK662640).
- A habitational surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beeby is the 63698th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 313 individuals. Beeby is most common among White (93.61%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beeby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.
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