Beeby

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Beebe, Beebee

Etymology

From Old English bēo (“bee”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”).

Proper noun

Beeby (countable and uncountable, plural Beebys)

1. A village and civil parish in Charnwood district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK662640).
2. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Beeby is the 63698^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 313 individuals. Beeby is most common among White (93.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beeby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.