Denby

From Old English Dene (“Dane”) + Old Norse býr (“farmstead”). Compare the doublet Danby.

Denby (countable and uncountable, plural Denbys)

1. A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3946).
2. An unincorporated community in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, United States.
3. A habitational surname.

• Denby Dale

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Denby is the 17447^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1616 individuals. Denby is most common among White (73.95%) and Black/African American (22.03%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Denby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 440.

• bendy, by-end