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Mowbray
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Mulberry
Etymology
English habitational surname of en nrf - origin, from the village of Montbray, in Normandy. The name of the village comes from en fro mont hill + fro brai mud, slime.
Proper noun
~ s
en.
An English barony, now combined with Seagrave and Stourton.
A place name:
en coastal locality shire:Pref/Douglas s/Queensland c/Australia.
en suburb city/Launceston s/Tasmania c/Australia.
en southern suburb city/Cape Town c/South Africa.
Derived terms
en Melton Mowbray Mowbray Park
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Mowbray is the 16926th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1681 individuals. Mowbray is most common among White (91.14%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from Norman surnames from Old French