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Swarby Family History

Swarby Surname Meaning

From Swarby (Lincs) which is recorded as Suarrebi in 1086.

The place-name derives from the Old Scandinavian personal name Svarri + Old Scandinavian bȳ ‘farmstead village’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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