The Coleby Last Name

Arms linked to Colby and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

What Coleby means

Coleby belongs to the Colby family of names, which has English roots. Its meaning, shared with Colby, is “Koli's farm”.

Coleby adds “e” to Colby, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Other spellings include Colbey.

Research your Coleby family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.