The roby Surname
roby Name Meaning and History
- from a pet form of Robert.
- habitational name from Roby in Lancashire (now Merseyside), named with Old Norse rá ‘pole’, ‘boundary mark’ + býr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| My name is Shirley M. (Roby) Cranford |
 Shirley_Cranford
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| Ignacious Elizabeth Roby--Md. | Becci | 23 |
| Leggit Roby (Lee Robey) |
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| VICTOR WAYNE ROBY JR. |
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| Georgia Roby's in the 1800's |
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| Clarence F. Roby | Courtney Roby | 1 |
| Benjamin F Roby and Rosa B Tigner Cir 1899 marriage | Rick McLaughlin | 1 |
| Irene Roby |
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| Roby/Robey/Robie Descendant |
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| ROBY Charlie A and Myrtie E |
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