Emley
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English
Etymology
From the Old English male personal name Ema + lēah (“woodland, glade”).
Proper noun
Emley (countable and uncountable, plural Emleys)
- A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE242130).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Emley is the 35395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Emley is most common among White (96.54%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Emley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 526.