Släkthistoria för Riby
Riby Vad efternamn betyder
from Riby (Lincs) which is recorded as Ribi in 1086 and Riebi in 1159 or perhaps from Ribby (Lancs). The Lincs place-name probably derives from Old English rȳge ‘rye’ + Old Scandinavian bȳ ‘farmstead village’. For the Lancs place-name see also Rigby. See also Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames .
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
