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Appleby
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English
Etymology
From en ang æppel apple and en non býr farm, town, from the root of the verb non búa to dwell.
Proper noun
~ s
A placename.
The historical county town of Westmorland, UK, now named en Appleby-in-Westmorland (except for the railway station). The name is still commonly used to refer to the town.
en 3 September 2026 Jason Arunn Murugesu Rural on-demand bus service to expand https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8r6km2znrgo BBC News Booking for the new Penrith service, which includes villages such as Appleby, Newbiggin and Millhouse, opens from 7 September. 3 September 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260903160529/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8r6km2znrgo
en village/and/cpar in dist/North Lincolnshire co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref SE9514. Parish map (Lincolnshire)
en locality r/Tasman isl/South Island c/New Zealand.
en suburb city/Invercargill r/Southland c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map Invercargill
en unincorporated community co/Codington County s/South Dakota c/USA.
en small city co/Nacogdoches County s/Texas c/USA.
en community city/Burlington p/Ontario c/Canada.
en locality in the carea/Tamworth north eastern s/New South Wales c/Australia.
en derived from the English place name.
Alternative forms
en Applebee
Derived terms
en Appleby-in-Westmorland
en Appleby Magna
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Appleby is the 6161st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5556 individuals. Appleby is most common among White (88.41%) individuals.
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