The worby Surname
worby Name Meaning and History
- occupational nickname for a forester, literally ‘guard wood’, from Old French garder, warder ‘to guard’ + bois ‘wood’.
- habitational name from Warboys in Cambridgeshire, possibly from an unattested Old English Wearda or alternatively Old English weard ‘watch’, ‘protection’ + busc ‘bush’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 49 - Messages: 127
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Henry Worby the widower Bethnal Green |
 mycener
| 2 |
| Albert Worby London |
mycener
| 1 |
| Worby in Ct. | Sherry Worby-Schuler | 2 |
| Henry Worby the widower Bethnal Green |
mycener
| 0 |
| James Worby and Susan Matilda Thorpe Bethnal Green |
fraserdonna
| 14 |
| worby,s its all gone quiet | peter worby | 13 |
| Albert, Ernest or Rose Worby |
Jinx6970
| 5 |
| Lancashire worbys |
grseam
| 0 |
| Sheard |
snorts186
| 2 |
| Family History | Michael Worby | 11 |
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