Ouseley
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editHabitational surname from a minor place in Shropshire; the second element is undoubtedly Old English lēah (“clearing, glade”).
Proper noun
editOuseley (plural Ouseleys)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ouseley is the 46955th most common surname in England, belonging to 61 individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ouseley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears