Owenby
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from various places in Lincolnshire named with the Old Norse personal name Auðun + býr (“settlement”).
Proper noun[edit]
Owenby (plural Owenbys)
- A surname from Old Norse.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Owenby is the 13536th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2241 individuals. Owenby is most common among White (96.88%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Owenby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.