Hindley
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English
Etymology
From Old English hind (“hind, female deer”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to hind + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Hindley (countable and uncountable, plural Hindleys)
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD6204).
- A hamlet in Stocksfield parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ0559).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hindley is the 43651st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 494 individuals. Hindley is most common among White (95.75%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hindley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180.