Bielby Family History
Bielby Name Meaning
English (East and North Yorkshire): habitational name from Bielby near Pocklington Belby in Howden (both East Yorkshire) or Bilby in Nottinghamshire. The former two are named with the Old Norse personal name Beli + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead settlement’. Bilby is named with the Old Norse personal name Bili + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead settlement’. Occasionally this is a habitational name from Beelsby in Lincolnshire (recorded in the 13th century as Belebi and Beleby) which has the same etymology as Bielby and Belby above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022