Gunby

English

Etymology

From the Old Norse personal name Gunni + býr (“settlement”).

Proper noun

Gunby (countable and uncountable, plural Gunbys)

1. A hamlet in Bubwith parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7135).
2. A hamlet in Candlesby with Gunby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4766).
3. A hamlet in Gunby and Stainby parish, South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9121).
4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gunby is the 35345^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 637 individuals. Gunby is most common among White (68.29%) and Black/African American (27.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gunby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 102.

Anagrams

• Bungy, bungy