Borley
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English
Etymology
Traditionally derived from Old English bār (“boar”) + lēah (“woodland; meadow”). Equivalent to boar + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Borley (countable and uncountable, plural Borleys)
- A hamlet and civil parish (without a council) in Braintree district, Essex, England, near Sudbury, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8443). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Borley is the 82908th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 227 individuals. Borley is most common among White (94.71%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Borley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 198.