Kirkley
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Kirtley
Etymology
From Old Norse kirkja (“church”) + Old English lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to church + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Kirkley (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkleys)
- A village in Ponteland parish, Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NZ1676).
- A village in Lowestoft parish, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM541916).
- A habitational surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kirkley is the 13771st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2197 individuals. Kirkley is most common among White (85.48%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kirkley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 310.