Borley

English

Etymology

Traditionally derived from Old English bār (“boar”) + lēah (“woodland; meadow”). Equivalent to boar +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Borley (countable and uncountable, plural Borleys)

1. A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Braintree district, Essex, England, near Sudbury, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8443).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Borley is the 82908^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 227 individuals. Borley is most common among White (94.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Borley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 198.