LEDBURY
Ledbury is a surname of English origin, derived from a locational name associated with the town of Ledbury in Herefordshire, England.
The toponymic element is composed of the Old English word lede, meaning a watercourse or conduit, and burh, meaning a fortified place or town. Consequently, the surname can be interpreted as “the town or settlement by the watercourse.”
The place name appears in the Domesday Book as Liedeberge. Ledbury is situated on the River Leadon, and it is probable that the original sense of the placename was that of a fortress or castle on the river, the suffix bury originating from the Old English pre‑7th century word burg, denoting a fortification.
The earliest recorded spelling of the family name is that of Ann Ledbury, christened 17 April 1749 at Bromyard in Herefordshire, during the reign of King George II (1727 to 1760). This documentary evidence confirms the persistence of the surname from the mid‑18th century onward.
While further genealogical research may reveal additional instances and branchings of the name, the existing records substantiate its role as a locational surname rooted in the historic town of Ledbury on the River Leadon.
Typical given names associated with the Ledbury surname
Male
- Andrew
- Colin
- David
- Dean
- Dj
- Eric
- John
- Jonathan
- Mark
- Martin
- Matthew
- Michael
- Paul
- Robin
- Stephen
Female
- Angela
- Christine
- Elizabeth
- Emma
- Lisa
- Margaret
- Michelle
- Patricia
- Sarah
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
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There are approximately 661 people named Ledbury in the UK. That makes it one of Britain's least common surnames. Only around ten in a million people in Britain are named Ledbury.
