Willoughbyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From 古期英語 weliġ (“willow”) and Old Norse byr (“settlement”).

固有名詞

Willoughby (countable and uncountable, plural Willoughbys)

1. Any of several placenames in England and elsewhere:
   1. A village in Willoughby with Sloothby parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF4771).
   2. A village and civil parish in Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5167).
   3. A city in Lake County, Ohio, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States.
   5. A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
   6. A local government area in New South Wales, Australia, named after the suburb within it; in full, the City of Willoughby.
2. A habitational surname.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.

派生語

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Willoughby is the 2257 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.

参照

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Willoughby”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.