Owenby Family History
Owenby Name Meaning
English: habitational name from one or more of the places in Lincolnshire named Aunby Aunsby or Owmby (two places) all of which have medieval spellings such as Oune(s)by. They are named with the Old Norse personal name Authun or Aun(n) + býr ‘farmstead settlement’. This surname has always been rare in Britain.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022