Badley
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See also: badley
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Baddeley
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Badda + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ædli
Proper noun
Badley (countable and uncountable, plural Badleys)
- A civil parish without a parish council in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0655).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Badley is the 37591st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 592 individuals. Badley is most common among White (72.8%) and Black/African American (17.57%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Badley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 81.