Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DERBY
There are approximately 1,493 people named Derby in the UK. That makes it the 5,543rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 24 are named Derby.
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
DarbyDauby
Derbes
Darbe
Darbey
Dearby
Deorby
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Daarby
Ddarby
Darbye
Derb
Darbby
Deoreby
Derbe
Darbya
Darbys
Derbay
Dehorby
Darbi
Derba
Deerb
Darebi
The Derby surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From Derby, in England. Deer-by, the town or county abounding in deer. (See Darby.)