Hamby

Hamby is a Danish and English surname.

Meaning of Hamby (English): habitational name from Hanby near Welton le Marsh, in Lincolnshire, which is named from the Old Norse personal name Hundi + Old Norse býr ‘farmstead’, ‘settlement’. Perhaps an altered spelling of French Hambye, a habitational name from a place in Manche.

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Anthony Freskyn Charles Hamby Chaplin, 3rd Viscount Chaplin (1906–1981), amateur zoologist and musician
 * Barbara Hamby (born 1952), American poet, fiction writer, editor and critic
 * Jeannette Hamby (1933–2012), American politician and nurse
 * Jessica Hamby, fictional character in the True Blood series
 * Jim Hamby (1897–1991), American baseball player
 * Priscilla Hamby (born 1982), American illustrator and comic book artist
 * Roger Hamby (born 1943), former NASCAR Cup Series driver