Rickerby Family History
Rickerby Name Meaning
from Rickerby in Stanwix (Cumb) which is recorded as Ricardeby in 1247 and Richardby in 130 The place-name derives from the Middle English personal name Richard or Rikard (see Richard ) + Old Scandinavian bȳ ‘farmstead village’.
Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016