Albury (surname)

Albury is a surname. It derives from the Middle English ald ("old") plus burgh ("stronghold or fortified town").^[1] Places called "Albury", "Aldbury", and "Aldborough" are currently or were formerly found in several counties in England.^[2] Notable people with the surname include:

Andy Albury (born 1961), Australian murderer
Bill Albury (born 1933), English footballer
Charles Donald Albury (1920–2009), American co-pilot of the B-29 Bockscar when it dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki
James Albury (born 1986), Australian baseball player
James C. Albury, American astronomer and television personality
Keianna Albury (born 1996), Bahamian sprinter
Kenneth Albury (1920–1998), Bahamian Olympic sailor
Louisa Lawson (1848–1920), née Albury, Australian poet
Simon Albury (born 1982), Australian Paralymptic rower
Terry J. Albury, former American FBI agent
Vic Albury (1947–2017), Australian baseball player

References

^ Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8063-0171-6.
^ Bardsley, Ch W. E. (1901). A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames. Henry Frowde. pp. 43–44, 268, 589. ISBN 978-5-87114-401-5. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

[1] Harrison, Henry (1969). Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-8063-0171-6.

[2] Bardsley, Ch W. E. (1901). A dictionary of English and Welsh surnames. Henry Frowde. pp. 43–44, 268, 589. ISBN 978-5-87114-401-5. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)

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