Godley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Godlee, Goodleigh

Etymology

From the Old English byname Gōda + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Godley (countable and uncountable, plural Godleys)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A suburb of Hyde, Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SJ9695).
   2. A village in Grundy County and Will County, Illinois, United States.
   3. A minor city in Johnson County, Texas, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Godley Green

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Godley is the 12362^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2515 individuals. Godley is most common among White (63.3%) and Black/African American (32.09%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Godley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 56.