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Skolby
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Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
The place name is of uncertain origin. The surname is habitational, from Skolby, a smallholding under no Mellom-Gran (Østre Toten gnr. 238) Mellom-Gran in no Kolbu, Østre Toten. The name is documented in connection with residents of the smallholding by 1906.
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb farm r/Kolbu mun/Østre Toten county/Innlandet c/Norway.
nb habitational from the Norwegian smallholding of the same name in Kolbu, Østre Toten
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 11 people in Norway have nb Skolby as their surname. The name search additionally reports 6 people with it as a middle name or surname.“Navn”, Statistics Norway, accessed 23 July 2026.
References
“Mellom-Gran (Østre Toten gnr. 238)”, Lokalhistoriewiki.
“Toten emigrant 1846–1910: 1906–1910”, entry 1906/94.