Meaning & History
Means "person from Newby", Newby being a combination of the Middle English elements newe "new" and by "farm, settlement" (ultimately from Old Norse býr "farm"). British travel writer Eric Newby (1919-2006) bore this surname.
Submitted Surname Revision History
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2/13/2020, 11:23 AM | Mike C | |||
| 5/23/2015, 4:07 PM | Beautiful Victory | merge 2 names | |||
| 5/22/2015, 11:06 PM | Frollein Gladys | move from given name to surname | |||
| 1/26/2012, 2:49 AM | SeaHorse15 | ||||
| 12/28/2006, 11:09 AM | Tim Newby |