Farnley
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English
Etymology
From Old English fearn (“fern”) + lēah (“woodland”). Equivalent to fern + -ley (“lea”) and doublet of Farley.
Proper noun
Farnley (countable and uncountable, plural Farnleys)
- A suburb of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2532).
- A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE2147). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Farnley is the 61553rd most common surname in England, belonging to 40 individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Farnley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.
- Forebears