Wakeley
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Wakely
Etymology
editFrom the Old English personal name Waca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
editWakeley (countable and uncountable, plural Wakeleys)
- A hamlet in Westmill parish, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL3426).
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wakeley is the 27392nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 881 individuals. Wakeley is most common among White (92.96%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wakeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
editCategories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -leigh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Hertfordshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Hertfordshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Suburbs in New South Wales
- en:Places in Sydney
- en:Places in New South Wales
- en:Places in Australia
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English