Whitley
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English hwīt (“white”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to white + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun edit
Whitley (countable and uncountable, plural Whitleys)
- A number of places in England:
- A southern suburb of Reading, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU7271).
- A village in Selby district, North Yorkshire.
- A hamlet in Ecclesfield parish, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SK3494).
- A south-eastern suburb of Coventry, West Midlands (OS grid ref SP3576).
- A village in Melksham Without parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST8866).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Whitley is the 1313th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26732 individuals. Whitley is most common among White (72.22%) and Black/African American (22.85%) individuals.
See also edit
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Whitley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.