Hanby Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Hanby? Think of it as Hamby with a different pen. In origin, the name means “From Hanby”.

• Hanby writes “n” in place of the “m” found in Hamby, a typical scribal difference.
• About 906 people in the United States were recorded as Hanby in 2010, placing it 26,833 on the national list.
• You may also find the name written Hambey.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Hamby and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Hanby surname pack.