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Sowerby
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English
Etymology
From en non saurr mud, dirt, sour ground + non bý farmstead.
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en hamlet par/Inskip-with-Sowerby dist/Wyre co/Lancashire cc/England OS grid ref SD4738.
en village/and/cpar in dist/Hambleton co/North Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE4381.
en village in the metbor/Calderdale co/West Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE0423.
en countable en habitational Old Norse.
Derived terms
en Inskip-with-Sowerby Sowerby Bridge Temple Sowerby
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Sowerby is the 61585th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 326 individuals. Sowerby is most common among White (85.89%) individuals.
Further reading
Anagrams
en beorswy Bowerys bowyers