Gadsby
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Habitational surname from the village of Gaddesby, in Leicestershire, from Old Norse gaddr (“spur of land”) + býr (“settlement”).
Proper noun[edit]
Gadsby (countable and uncountable, plural Gadsbys)
- A surname from Old Norse.
- A hamlet in County of Stettler No. 6, central Alberta, Canada.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gadsby is the 34668th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 652 individuals. Gadsby is most common among White (89.11%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gadsby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.