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.
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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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