Ormsby

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from the village of South Ormsby in Lincolnshire, from the Old Norse personal name Ormr + býr (“village”). Compare Ormesby.

Proper noun

Ormsby (countable and uncountable, plural Ormsbys)

  1. A surname from Old Norse.
  2. A city in Martin County, Minnesota, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in Langlade County, Wisconsin, United States.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Ormsby is the 8981st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3643 individuals. Ormsby is most common among White (84.19%) individuals.

Further reading

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