Thirlby

== English == === Etymology === From the Old Norse personal name Þrilli or Þrylli + býr (“village, settlement”). === Proper noun === Thirlby (countable and uncountable, plural Thirlbys) A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE485839). A habitational surname from Old Norse. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Thirlby is the 21240th most common surname in England, belonging to 207 individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Thirlby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.