Buckby
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Buckby. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Buckby, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Buckby in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Buckby you have here. The definition of the word Buckby will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofBuckby, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from the village of Long Buckby, in Northamptonshire, from the Old Norse personal name Bucca + býr (“settlement”).
Proper noun
Buckby (plural Buckbys)
- A surname from Old Norse.
Related terms
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Buckby is the 8163rd most common surname in England, belonging to 783 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Buckby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 244.