Selby

English

Etymology

From Old Norse selja (“willow, sallow”) + býr (“settlement, farm”).

Proper noun

Selby (countable and uncountable, plural Selbys)

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE6132). [1]
  2. A former local government district in North Yorkshire headquartered in the town, formed in 1974 and abolished in 2023 without replacement.
  3. A village in the town of Greater Napanee, Ontario, Canada.
  4. An unincorporated community in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
  5. A township in Bureau County, Illinois, United States.
  6. A small city, the county seat of Walworth County, South Dakota, United States.
  7. A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.
  8. A suburb of Melbourne in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, Victoria, Australia.
  9. A habitational surname from Old Norse.
  10. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Selby is the 3008th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11908 individuals. Selby is most common among White (81.23%) and Black/African American (13.34%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (North Yorkshire)

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