Westbury

English

Etymology

From Old English west (“west”) + byriġ, the dative case of burh (“fortified place”).

Proper noun

Westbury (countable and uncountable, plural Westburys)

1. A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, formerly in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6235).
2. A village and civil parish in Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3509).
3. A town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST868511).
4. A habitational surname from Old English

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Westbury is the 26598^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 916 individuals. Westbury is most common among White (88.54%) individuals.

Derived terms

• Westbury-on-Severn
• Westbury-on-Trym

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Westbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.