Gunby Family History
Gunby Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Gunby in East Yorkshire which is named from the Old Norse female personal name Gunnhildr + Old Norse bȳ ‘farmstead settlement’ or from Gunby Saint Nicholas or Gunby Saint Peter in Lincolnshire named from the Old Norse male personal name Gunni + bȳ ‘farmstead settlement’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022