Frisby

From Old Norse frisir (“Frisians”) + býr (“settlement”).

Frisby (countable and uncountable, plural Frisbys)

1. A village and civil parish in Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK707013).
2. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky, United States.
3. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

• Frisby on the Wreake

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Frisby is the 8350^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3964 individuals. Frisby is most common among White (69.07%) and Black/African American (20.33%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Frisby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 606.

• Firsby