Padley

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Padda or padde (“toad”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ædli

Proper noun

Padley (countable and uncountable, plural Padleys)

1. A hamlet in Grindleford parish, Derbyshire Dales district, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK2478).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Padley is the 57234^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 356 individuals. Padley is most common among White (95.79%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Padley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.