Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
COLBY
There are approximately 1,006 people named Colby in the UK. That makes it the 7,163rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 16 are named Colby.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
CoalbyColbye
Colbey
Colbys
Cholby
Colbi
Colb
Colbie
Colbe
Colaby
Colbyn
Colbis
Colbay
Cholbi
Colbia
Colbs
Colba
Coilbye
Colbbe
Colbu
The Colby surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Kolbye, a town in Denmark; Col, with or near, the "by" or town.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
COLBY. A parish in Norfolk, and a township in Westmoreland. COLCHESTER. The town in Essex.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.