Enderby
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English
Etymology
From the Old Norse personal name Eindrithi + bý (“farmstead; village”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Enderby (countable and uncountable, plural Enderbys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5399).
- A city in Okanagan region, British Columbia, Canada.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Enderby is the 49999th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 419 individuals. Enderby is most common among White (95.7%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Enderby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 527.