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Dalby (surname)

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Dalby is a Scandinavian place name meaning "valley settlement". During the Viking Age, the name was brought to England and it later also became an English surname. It can be a locational surname for those from Dalby, Lincolnshire, near Spilsby; in Dalby, Leicestershire near Melton Mowbray, and in Dalby, North Yorkshire, near Terrington.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

References

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  1. ^ "Surname Database: Dalby Last Name Origin".