Swartley
English
editEtymology
editFrom Old English sweart (“black”) + lēah (“meadow, woodland clearing”). Compare Whitley.
Proper noun
editSwartley (plural Swartleys)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Swartley is the 35945th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 624 individuals. Swartley is most common among White (97.6%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Swartley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.