Arkley
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English
Etymology
From Old English ærc (“ark, wooden chest”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to ark + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Arkley (countable and uncountable, plural Arkleys)
- A village in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, England, historically in Hertfordshire (OS grid ref TQ225955).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Arkley is the 149395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 110 individuals. Arkley is most common among White (95.45%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Arkley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 55.