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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Ellerbee
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Ælfweard, which is composed of the elements ælf (“elf”) and weard (“guard”), + Old Norse býr (“farmstead; settlement”).
Proper noun
Ellerby (countable and uncountable, plural Ellerbys)
- A civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA162389).
- A village and civil parish in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ799146).
- A habitational surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ellerby is the 38265th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 579 individuals. Ellerby is most common among Black/African American (62.69%) and White (30.22%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ellerby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 522.