Canby Family History
Canby Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): probably a habitational name from Caenby in Lincolnshire named with the Old Norse personal name KaThe Oxford Dictionary of Family Names of Ireland, 2021 + bȳ ‘farmstead’. However it may also be a shortened form of a habitational name from Cross Canonby (Cumbria) or Carnaby (East Yorkshire).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022