Hanley
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English
Etymology
From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . Compare Henley, which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
Hanley (countable and uncountable, plural Hanleys)
- A town in Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries (OS grid ref SJ880480).
- A civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO668659).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hanley is the 1864th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19240 individuals. Hanley is most common among White (87.99%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hanley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125.