Nunley

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Wroxall, Warwickshire, from Old English nunne (“nun, priestess”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to nun +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Nunley (plural Nunleys)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nunley is the 3936^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9046 individuals. Nunley is most common among White (76.11%) and Black/African American (17.91%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nunley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 683.