Womersley

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wilmaer + -s- + lēah (“clearing, glade”).

Proper noun

Womersley (countable and uncountable, plural Womersleys)

1. A village and civil parish in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5319).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Womersley is the 157234^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 103 individuals. Womersley is most common among White (91.26%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Womersley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.