Housley
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Habitational surname from a minor place in South Yorkshire, from Old English hūs (“house”) + lēah (“wood, clearing”). Equivalent to house + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun edit
Housley (plural Housleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Housley is the 8361st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3960 individuals. Housley is most common among White (80.3%) and Black/African American (13.89%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Housley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 206.