Plumley
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English plūme (“plum”) + lēah (“woodland; clearing”). Equivalent to plum + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun edit
Plumley (countable and uncountable, plural Plumleys)
- A village and civil parish (served by Plumley with Toft and Bexton Parish Council) in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7175).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Plumley is the 7880th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4200 individuals. Plumley is most common among White (94.69%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Plumley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.