# Sowerby

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #69,457

## Definitions
1. A placename:
2. A placename:
3. A placename:
4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

## Etymology
From Old Norse saurr (“mud, dirt, sour ground”) + bý (“farmstead”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sowerby