Reresby (pronounced ) is a rare English name of probable Old Norse etymology, from raer, meaning a bank or riverbank, and by, meaning a settlement or farm. Notable people with the name include:
As a surname
Sir John Reresby, 1st Baronet (1611–1646) Sir John Reresby, 2nd Baronet (1634–1689), English politician and diarist, eldest son of the 1st Baronet Sir William Reresby, 3rd Baronet (1669–c. 1735), eldest son of the 2nd Baronet Sir Leonard Reresby, 4th Baronet (1679–1748), youngest son of the 2nd Baronet
As a given or middle name
Sir Sitwell Reresby Sitwell, 3rd Baronet (1820–1862), English officer of the 1st Life Guards Sir George Reresby Sitwell, 4th Baronet (1860–1943), English antiquarian writer and politician, son of the 3rd Baronet Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 6th Baronet (1897–1988), English writer and art and music critic, younger son of the 4th Baronet Sir Sacheverell Reresby Sitwell, 7th Baronet (1927–2009), English landowner and art patron, elder son of the 6th Baronet Sir George Reresby Sacheverell Sitwell, 8th Baronet (born 1967), English businessman, nephew of the 7th Baronet
Fictional characters
Sir Michael Reresby, a minor character from the sixth series of the British historical drama television series Downton Abbey, portrayed by Ronald Pickup
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