BenningtonEnglish From the English town name Benington, which can mean either "settlement belonging to Beonna's people" or "settlement by the River Beane".
BrighamEnglish Originally referred to one who came from a town called Brigham, meaning "homestead by the bridge" in Old English. This is the name of towns in Cumberland and Yorkshire.
ByqvistSwedish Derived from Swedish by (Old Norse býr) meaning "village" and qvist (Old Norse kvistr) meaning "twig, branch".
ByströmSwedish From Swedish by (Old Norse býr) meaning "village" and ström (Old Norse straumr) meaning "stream".
CrosbyEnglish From the name of various towns in England, derived from Old Norse kross "cross" (a borrowing from Latin crux) and býr "farm, settlement".
HamptonEnglish From the name of multiple towns in England, derived from Old English ham "home" or ham "water meadow, enclosure" and tun "enclosure, yard, town".
HomewoodEnglish From various place names derived from Old English ham meaning "home" and wudu meaning "wood".
KirbyEnglish From numerous towns in northern England named Kirby or Kirkby, derived from Old Norse kirkja "church" and býr "farm, settlement".
NicklebyLiterature Created by Charles Dickens for the title character in his novel Nicholas Nickleby (1839). He probably based it on Nicol, a medieval vernacular form of Nicholas, with the common English place name suffix -by, which is derived from Old Norse býr meaning "farm, settlement".
RigbyEnglish Originally derived from the name of a town in Lancashire, itself from Old Norse hryggr "ridge" and býr "farm, settlement".
Van WijkDutch Means "from the settlement", from Dutch wijk meaning "neighbourhood, district, settlement".
WoodhamEnglish Indicated a person who had a home near a wood, derived from Old English wudu "wood" and ham "home, settlement".