Cropley
English edit
Etymology edit
Two possible origins:
- English habitational surname from a minor place in Suffolk, from Old English cropp (“swelling, mound”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to crop + -ley (“lea”).
- Americanized spelling of Swiss German Kroppli, a variant of Kropf.
Proper noun edit
Cropley (plural Cropleys)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cropley is the 47272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 449 individuals. Cropley is most common among White (89.31%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cropley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 388.