Wortley
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Worley
Etymology
editFrom Old English wyrt (“plant, vegetable”) + lēah (“wood clearing, glade”). Equivalent to wort + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
editWortley (countable and uncountable, plural Wortleys)
- An inner city area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2732).
- A village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3099).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wortley is the 44034th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 489 individuals. Wortley is most common among White (95.91%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wortley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -leigh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
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- English countable nouns
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- en:Places in Leeds
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- en:Villages in South Yorkshire, England
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- en:Places in South Yorkshire, England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English