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Dictionary of
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Origin and Etymology of the Surname AISLABY.
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From
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, by C. W. E. Bardsley,
A. Bardsley, 1901.
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AISLABY.
A local name meaning "of Aislaby," (1) a township in the parish of
Eaglescliffe, co. Durh.; (2) a chapelry in the parish of Whitby, N. R. Yorks,
formerly Aslakeby (v. Aslac).
Hence the meaning is "the dwelling of Aslac," the first settler.
"Aislabie, one of the oldest names in the county of Durham, from Aislaby,
a parish on the river Tees, on the banks of which the family still reside.
In old documents it is written Ashlackby, and in about fifty other
modes" (Lower).
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Dictionary Index |
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C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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B, C,
D, E,
F, G,
H, I,
J, K,
L, M,
N, O,
P, Q,
R, S,
T, U,
V, W,
X, Y,
Z
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