Definition of "Crosby"

A locale in England.

1. A village in Cumbria.  examples

2. A northern suburb of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref SE8811).  examples

3. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside (OS grid ref SJ3198).  examples

4. A village in North Yorkshire.  examples

A village on the Isle of Man (OS grid ref SC3279).  examples

A northern English and Scottish habitational surname from Old Norse.  examples

A surname from Irish, a variant of Crosbie.  examples

A suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa; named for mine operator J. H. Crosby.  examples

A locale in the United States:

1. An unincorporated community in Houston County, Alabama.  examples

2. A city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota; named for mine operator George H. Crosby.  examples

3. A town in Amite County and Wilkinson County, Mississippi; named for lumber mill operator L. O. Crosby.  examples

4. A city, the county seat of Divide County, North Dakota; named for businessman S. A. Crosby.  examples

5. A township in Hamilton County, Ohio.  examples

6. An unincorporated community in McKean County, Pennsylvania.  examples

7. A census-designated place in Harris County, Texas; named for railroad engineer G. J. Crosby.  examples

8. An unincorporated community in Kitsap County, Washington; named for one of the places in England.  examples