Huby Family History
Huby Name Meaning
chiefly from Huby in Weeton (WR Yorks) which is recorded as Hueby in the 13th century and also from Huby (NR Yorks) which is recorded as Hobi in 1086. The WR Yorks place-name derives from the personal name Hugh + Old Scandinavian bȳ. The NR Yorks place-name derives from Old English hōh ‘heel spur of land’ + Old Scandinavian bȳ ‘farmstead village’.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016