Huckabee (surname)
Huckabee is an English surname.
The West Dart River near Huccaby | |
| 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 |
The name is a variant form of the surname Huckaby and Huckerby.
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; 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.
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