Morley
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun edit
Morley (countable and uncountable, plural Morleys)
- (uncountable) Any of various places in England:
- A hamlet in Wilmslow parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8282).
- A village and civil parish in Erewash district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3943).
- A small village in Evenwood and Barony parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1227).
- A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk.
- A market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD2628).
- A commune in Meuse department, Grand Est, France.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A former town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
- A minor city in Jones County, Iowa.
- A village in Aetna Township and Deerfield Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
- A minor city in Scott County, Missouri.
- A hamlet in the town of Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York.
- An unincorporated community and coal town in Campbell County, Tennessee.
- A township in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada.
- A suburb of Perth, in the City of Bayswater, Western Australia.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Morley is the 3275th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11028 individuals. Morley is most common among White (91.24%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Morley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 621.