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Roby is a surname and a given name, and it also appears as a place name in several English-speaking countries. As a given name, Roby is typically a diminutive form of Robert and has been used independently in some contexts, particularly in the 19th and early 20th centuries. As a surname, Roby may be patronymic, derived from the given name of an ancestor, or toponymic, originating from a place named Roby in England or elsewhere.
The toponymic origin is linked to places named Roby in England, from which the surname spread to
Geographically, Roby is found most often in English-speaking countries, both as a surname and as a place
Because Roby overlaps with related forms, it appears in historical records, genealogies, and modern naming alike,