The soulsby Surname
soulsby Name Meaning and History
English (Northumbria): of uncertain origin, perhaps a habitational
name from either of two places called Soulby, one near Penrith and the
other near Kirkby Stephen. These are probably named from Old Norse
súl ‘post’ + býr ‘farm’, ‘settlement’. If this is
right, it is hard to explain why the place name should have developed
a form with an -s- in it. However, this alternation is found in
other surnames (for example Bowlby/Bowlsby).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Soulsby Family, Hetton-Le-Hole | Neil Fraser | 2 |
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