Bowley
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English
Etymology
From Old English boga (“bow; riverbend”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to bow + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Bowley (countable and uncountable, plural Bowleys)
- A hamlet in Blakemere parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO5452).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bowley is the 15692nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1859 individuals. Bowley is most common among White (85.58%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bowley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 209.