Gadsby

== English == === Etymology === Habitational surname from the village of Gaddesby, in Leicestershire, from Old Norse gaddr (“spur of land”) + býr (“settlement”). === Proper noun === Gadsby (countable and uncountable, plural Gadsbys) A surname from Old Norse. A hamlet in County of Stettler No. 6, central Alberta, Canada. ==== Statistics ==== 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 === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gadsby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2.