About the Willby Surname

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What Willby means

Genealogists group Willby with Willoughby. In origin, the name means “willow farm”.

Willby is listed among the recognised spellings of Willoughby. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Willoughbie.

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