Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DIGBY
There are approximately 3,132 people named Digby in the UK. That makes it the 3,170th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 50 are named Digby.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
DigsbyDagby
Digbye
Digbyye
Dygby
Digbby
Digbey
Digbys
Digbie
Digbe
Digzby
Digbo
Digba
Dygbie
Diggeby
Digbee
Digbeu
Digbui
Digbue
Digobe
Digsbey
The Digby surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) From Digby, a town in the county of Lincoln, England, so named from the Danish Dige, a dike, ditch, or trench, and by, a town--the town by the dike.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DIGBY. A parish in Lincolnshire. The noble family are of great antiquity in co. Warwick.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.