Tilbury
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See also: tilbury
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Tilby
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Tila + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
Proper noun
Tilbury (countable and uncountable, plural Tilburys)
- A town and port in Thurrock borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ639761).
- A community, formerly a town, in Chatham-Kent municipality, Ontario, Canada.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Tilbury is the 32632nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 704 individuals. Tilbury is most common among White (92.47%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tilbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.