Norbury
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English norþ (“north”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”).
Proper noun
[edit]Norbury (countable and uncountable, plural Norburys)
- A hamlet and former civil parish now in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East borough, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ5647).
- A small village in Norbury and Roston parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK1242).
- A suburb of London, in the borough of Croydon, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ3069).
- 2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 12:
- They drove to Norbury, a strange little area that was nestled between Streatham and Croydon, not taking any trait from either surrounding area but not really having any defining traits of its own.
- A small village and civil parish (served by Myndtown, Norbury, Ratlinghope and Wentnor Combined Parish Council) in south-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO3692). [1]
- A village and civil parish in Stafford borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7823). [2]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Norbury is the 42163rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 515 individuals. Norbury is most common among White (92.82%) individuals.
References
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Norbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 676.
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- English terms derived from Old English
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- en:Villages in Cheshire, England
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- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Derbyshire, England
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- en:Suburbs in Greater London, England
- en:Places in London
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- English terms with quotations
- en:Villages in Shropshire, England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Shropshire, England
- en:Villages in Staffordshire, England
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- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -bury