Westley
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English west + lēah (“westerly wood or clearing”); in Suffolk recorded as Westlea in 1086 (DB).
Proper noun edit
Westley (countable and uncountable, plural Westleys)
- A census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States.
- A hamlet in Sparsholt parish, City of Winchester district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4231). [1]
- A hamlet in Westbury parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3606). [2]
- A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, west of Bury St Edmunds, and previously in St Edmundsbury district (OS grid ref TL8264).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Westley is the 14076th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2137 individuals. Westley is most common among White (53.25%) and Black/African American (40.85%) individuals.
References edit
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Westley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.