Studley
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English stōd (“enclosure for keeping horses; stud”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to stud + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun edit
Studley (countable and uncountable, plural Studleys)
- A large village and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP0763).
- A small village between Calne and Chippenham in Calne Without parish, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST9671).
- An unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Kansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Hanover County, Virginia, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Studley is the 16765th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1704 individuals. Studley is most common among White (95.95%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Studley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.