Holtby
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English
Etymology
From the Old Norse personal name Holti + býr (“settlement”).
Proper noun
Holtby (countable and uncountable, plural Holtbys)
- A small village and civil parish in City of York district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE6754).
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Holtby is the 80926th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 234 individuals. Holtby is most common among White (97.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holtby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 195.