Birley
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English
Etymology
From Old English būr (“chamber, room”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bower + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Birley (countable and uncountable, plural Birleys)
- A small village in Birley with Upper Hill parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4553).
- A suburb and ward of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK403398).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Birley is the 110286th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 160 individuals. Birley is most common among White (93.13%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Birley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.