Midgley

English

Etymology

From Old English myċġ (“midge, gnat, mosquito”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to midge +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪd͡ʒli/

Proper noun

Midgley (plural Midgleys)

1. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0326).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Midgley is the 19398^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1393 individuals. Midgley is most common among White (92.32%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Midgley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 586.

Anagrams

• diglyme