Norby Family History
Norby Name Meaning
English: from Norby in Thirsk North Yorkshire. The placename derives from Old English or Old Norse north ‘northern north’ + Old Norse bȳ ‘village settlement’. Danish and Norwegian: variant of Nordby . Swedish: variant of Norrby a habitational name from a farmstead named with norr ‘north’ + by ‘farm’ or an ornamental name formed with the same elements. The surname Norby is very rare in Sweden. Compare Nordby .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022