Copley
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English copp (“hilltop”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun edit
Copley (countable and uncountable, plural Copleys)
- A placename
- A village west of Bishop Auckland, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ0825).
- A suburb of Stalybridge, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9798).
- A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0822).
- An unincorporated community in Summit County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia, United States.
- A small town in South Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Copley is the 5303rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6568 individuals. Copley is most common among White (94.12%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Copley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 365.