Smedley

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English smēþe (“smooth”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .

Proper noun

Smedley (countable and uncountable, plural Smedleys)

1. An inner suburb of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, north of the city centre (OS grid ref SD8500).
2. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Indiana, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Rappahannock County, Virginia, United States.
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Smedley is the 7605^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4371 individuals. Smedley is most common among White (82.61%) and Black/African American (11.05%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• medleys