Henley
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English
Etymology
From Old English hēan, weak dative case of hēah (“high”), + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) . Compare Hanley, which shares the same etymology.
Proper noun
Henley (countable and uncountable, plural Henleys)
- A place name, including:
- A town in Oxfordshire, England; see Henley-on-Thames.
- A town in Warwickshire, England; see Henley-in-Arden.
- A hamlet in Bitterley parish, south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO5476).
- A village in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1551).
- A hamlet in Somerset, England.
- A suburb of Sydney, New South Wales.
- A settlement in Otago, New Zealand, on the Taieri River.
- An unincorporated community in Missouri, United States, derived from the surname.
- An unincorporated community in Ohio, United States, derived from the surname.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Henley is the 1717th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20934 individuals. Henley is most common among White (70.0%) and Black/African American (24.2%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Henley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.