Thurlby Family History
Thurlby Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of the three places called Thurlby in Lincolnshire or from Thirlby in North Yorkshire. The Lincolnshire placenames derive from the Old Norse personal name Thorulf + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead village’. The North Yorkshire placename derives from an Old Norse personal name Thrilli or Thrylli + Old Norse bȳ.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022