Last Name RICKERBY

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Meaning Local: Of Rickerby, a township in the parish of Stanwix, county Cumberland. Rickaby is a corrupted form. The original name of the place was Ricardby, i.e. the dwelling of Ricard (Richard), the proprietor.
Origin English, Irish



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