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| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | English |
| Derivation | 1. Huccaby (place name) 2. Uckerby (place name) |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Huckaby (disambiguation) |
| See also | Huckerby[1] |
Huckabee is an English surname.
The name is a variant form of the surname Huckaby and Huckerby.[2]
This surname originated as a habitational name, derived from Huccaby in Devon, England; this place name is derived from two Old English elements: the first, woh, meaning "crooked"; the second, byge, meaning "river bend".
Another possibility is that Huckaby originated as a habitational name, derived from Uckerby, in North Yorkshire, England;[3] this place name is derived from two Old Norse elements: the first is thought to be an unattested Old Norse personal name, either *Úkyrri or *Útkári; the second element is býr, meaning farmstead.[3][4]
- ^ Reaney, Percy Hilde; Wilson, Richard Middlewood (2006), A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.), London: Routledge, p. 1689, ISBN 0-203-99355-1
- ^ "Last name: Huckerby", The Internet Surname Database.
- ^ a b "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 10 December 2010. which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 for the surnames "Huckabee", "Huckaby".
- ^ Uckerby, Encyclopedia.com, retrieved 10 December 2010 which cited: Mills, A. D. (2003), A Dictionary of British Place-Names, Oxford University Press