Walkley
English edit
Etymology edit
From the unattested Old English personal name *Walca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun edit
Walkley (countable and uncountable, plural Walkleys)
- A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3388).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Walkely is the 40082nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 547 individuals. Walkley is most common among White (95.8%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Walkley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.