Huxley
English
editEtymology
editFrom the Old English personal name Hucc + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . The first element could also be husċ (“insult, scorn, mockery”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHuxley (countable and uncountable, plural Huxleys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).
- A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada, named after Thomas Henry Huxley.
- A city in Story County, Iowa, United States.
- A city in Shelby County, Texas, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Huxley is the 37691st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 590 individuals. Huxley is most common among White (91.69%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Huxley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 220.
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