Worsley
English edit
Etymology edit
From the genitive case of an Old English personal name of uncertain form + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Worsley (countable and uncountable, plural Worsleys)
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Salford, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD9400).
- A town in the Shire of Collie, Western Australia.
- A short river in Western Australia, after which the town is named.
- A hamlet in Clear Hills County, northern Alberta, Canada.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Worsley is the 14030th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2147 individuals. Worsley is most common among White (57.99%) and Black/African American (37.4%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Worsley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.