Blakeley
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Habitational surname from several minor places in England, from Old English blæc (“black”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Equivalent to black + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Blakeley (countable and uncountable, plural Blakeleys)
- A surname from Old English.
- A ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.
- A hamlet in Erie County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Blakeley is the 10951st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2907 individuals. Blakeley is most common among White (86.96%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Blakeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 169.