Groby

A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5207).

Proper noun

  1. A village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK5207).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Origin

Perhaps from Old Norse gróf (“pit, hollow, gully”) + býr (“farmstead”).

Forms

Grobys