The story
From places in England, from genitive singular of the Old Norse given name Ormr (“serpent”) + býr (“settlement”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hornsby
Today it means: A habitational surname from Old Norse. Full definition →
Today it means: A habitational surname from Old Norse. Full definition →
From places in England, from genitive singular of the Old Norse given name Ormr (“serpent”) + býr (“settlement”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.