Everleigh
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English eofor (“wild boar”) + lēah (“woodland clearing”). Compare the Dutch toponym Everlo.
Proper noun
Everleigh (countable and uncountable, plural Everleighs)
- A village and civil parish of Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref SU204538).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
- A female given name transferred from the surname.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Everleigh is the 413125th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 36 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Everleigh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 540.