Cosby

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Cossa + Old Norse býr (“farm; settlement”).

Proper noun

Cosby (countable and uncountable, plural Cosbys)

  1. A village and civil parish in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5495). [1]
  2. A village in Andrew County, Missouri, United States.
  3. A census-designated place in Cocke County, Tennessee, United States.
  4. A habitational surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Cosby is the 3471st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10300 individuals. Cosby is most common among White (49.68%) and Black/African American (44.17%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Leicestershire)

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