Hamby

Hamby is a Danish and English surname.

Meaning of Hamby (English): habitational name from Hanby near Welton le Marsh, in Lincolnshire, which is named from the Old Norse personal name Hundi + Old Norse býr ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’. Perhaps an altered spelling of French Hambye, a habitational name from a place in Manche.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

* Anthony Freskyn Charles Hamby Chaplin, 3rd Viscount Chaplin (1906–1981), amateur zoologist and musician
* Barbara Hamby (born 1952), American poet, fiction writer, editor and critic
* Jeannette Hamby (1933–2012), American politician and nurse
* Jessica Hamby, fictional character in the True Blood series
* Jim Hamby (1897–1991), American baseball player
* Priscilla Hamby (born 1982), American illustrator and comic book artist
* Roger Hamby (born 1943), former NASCAR Cup Series driver
* Andrew "Hamby" Hamby (born 2003), Head TA for CS 1332

## See also

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* Hamby Park, municipal park in northwest Hillsboro, Oregon, United States
* Hamby Shore (1886–1918), Canadian ice hockey player
* Hambye

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## References

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1. ^ Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press