Betley
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Old English personal name Betta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
editBetley (countable and uncountable, plural Betleys)
- A village and civil parish (served by Betley, Balterley and Wrinehill Parish Council) in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7548).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Betley is the 37341st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 597 individuals. Betley is most common among White (96.31%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Betley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 151.
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -leigh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Staffordshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Staffordshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English