Nibley

English

Etymology

From Old English hnybbe (“peak, top, summit”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Nibley (countable and uncountable, plural Nibleys)

1. A village in Westerleigh parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST693822).
2. An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon, United States.
3. A city in Cache County, Utah, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nibley is the 113155^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 155 individuals. Nibley is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.52%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nibley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 665.

Anagrams

• Binley, byline