Irby (surname)

Irby is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Anthony Irby (died 1625), English Master of Chancery, Recorder and MP of Boston
 * Anthony Irby (1577–1610), English politician
 * Anthony Irby (1605–1682), English Member of Parliament for Boston
 * Charles Irby, software architect
 * Charles Leonard Irby (1789-1845), explorer and writer, son of Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston
 * Edward Irby (1676–1718), English Member of Parliament
 * Frederick Paul Irby (1779–1844), Royal Navy officer and son of Frederick Irby, 2nd Baron Boston
 * Henry Irby (1807–1879), founder of Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia
 * Howard Irby (1836–1905), British ornithologist and army officer
 * John L. M. Irby (1854–1900), US Senator representing South Carolina
 * John R. Irby, editor of the Bismarck Tribune
 * Joyce Irby, bassist and co-lead vocalist of Klymaxx
 * Lee Irby (born 1963), American novelist and historian
 * Leonard Irby (by 1522-1571), English MP
 * Lynna Irby (born 1998), American sprinter
 * Kenneth Irby (1936–2015), American poet
 * Margaret Irby (1884–1950), English socialite, Countess of Kimberley
 * Michael Irby (born 1972), American film and television actor
 * Nathan Irby (born 1931), American former politician
 * Paulina Irby (1831–1911), British travel writer, suffragist and philanthropist
 * Samantha Irby, African-American blogger, comedian and author
 * Sherman Irby, jazz alto saxophonist