Saxby
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English
Etymology
"Village of the Saxons", from the Old English Seaxa (“Saxons”) + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).
Proper noun
Saxby (countable and uncountable, plural Saxbys)
- A village and civil parish in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0086). [1]
- A village in Freeby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK8220).
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Saxby is the 30509th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 765 individuals. Saxby is most common among White (81.96%) and Black/African American (12.68%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Saxby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.