Kilby
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English
Etymology
From Old English ċild (“child”) + Old Norse býr (“settlement”). Compare Kelby, which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
Kilby (countable and uncountable, plural Kilbys)
- A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP618729).
- A habitational surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kilby is the 7534th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4412 individuals. Kilby is most common among White (89.55%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kilby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.