Origin Displayed: Borderlands
Origins Available: Borderlands, Scottish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Appleby, Applebie, Appilby, Appilbie, Appeley, Applebee and many more.First found in Westmorland where they held a family seat as Lords of the manor of Appleby from about the year 1250, which later became the county town of Appleby. Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: William Apleby, who came to Virginia in 1623; Thomas Applebury, who came to Long Island in 1651; John Appleby, who settled in Virginia in 1652; William Appleby, who came to Virginia in 1645. (From www.HouseOfNames.com Archives copyright © 2000 - 2009)
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