Appleby

Meanings

1. A placename.
2. The historical county town of Westmorland, UK, now named Appleby-in-Westmorland (except for the railway station).
3. A village and civil parish in North Lincolnshire district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SE9514).
4. A locality in Tasman, South Island, New Zealand.
5. A suburb of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
6. An unincorporated community in Codington County, South Dakota, United States.
7. A small city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, United States.
8. A community in Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
9. A locality in the Tamworth council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
10. A surname derived from the English place name.

Etymology

From Old English æppel (“apple”) and Old Norse býr (“farm, town”), from the root of the verb Old Norse búa (“to dwell”).