Willoughby

== English == === Etymology === From Old English weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”). === Proper noun === Willoughby (countable and uncountable, plural Willoughbys) Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere: A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771). A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5167). A city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales. A local government area in New South Wales, Australia, named after the suburb within it; in full, the City of Willoughby. A habitational surname. A male given name transferred from the surname. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Willoughby is the 2257th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 16111 individuals. Willoughby is most common among White (82.55%) and Black/African American (11.94%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Willoughby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.