Lindley
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English
Etymology
Two possible origins:
- The places in North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire are named with Old English līn (“flax”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), with epenthetic -d-. Equivalent to line + -ley (“lea”).
- The deserted medieval village in Leicestershire is named with Old English lind (“lime tree”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”). Equivalent to lind + -ley (“lea”).
Proper noun
Lindley (countable and uncountable, plural Lindleys)
- A placename:
- A deserted medieval village in Higham on the Hill parish, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP374679).
- A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE229764).
- A suburb of Huddersfield, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE115185).
- A locality in Mid North, South Australia, Australia.
- An unincorporated community in Grundy County, Missouri, United States.
- A town in Steuben County, New York, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Lindley is the 3482nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10260 individuals. Lindley is most common among White (88.52%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lindley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 440.