About Sundby
The surname Sundby is of Norwegian origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "sund," meaning "strait" or "sound," and "by," meaning "farm" or "settlement." Therefore, the surname Sundby can be interpreted as "farm by the strait" or "settlement near the sound." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the bearer or their ancestors lived near a strait or sound in Norway.
The surname Sundby is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sundby based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Sundby in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Sundby using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.