Astbury
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Habitational surname from the village of Astbury in Cheshire, from Old English ēast (“east”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”).
Proper noun
Astbury (countable and uncountable, plural Astburys)
- A surname from Old English.
- A village in Newbold Astbury parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8461).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Astbury is the 62714th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 319 individuals. Astbury is most common among White (89.03%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Astbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 65.