Begbie
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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in East Lothian, Scotland, from the Old Norse personal name Baggi + býr (“farmstead”); compare Bagby, which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
Begbie (plural Begbies)
- A surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Begbie is the 136449th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 123 individuals. Begbie is most common among Hispanic/Latino (94.31%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Begbie”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126.