Morley

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English

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Etymology

From Old English mor (“moor”) + leah (“wood”). Equivalent to moor +‎ -ley (“lea”).

Proper noun

Morley (countable and uncountable, plural Morleys)

  1. (uncountable) Any of various places in England:
    1. A hamlet in Wilmslow parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ8282).
    2. A village and civil parish in Erewash district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3943). [1]
    3. A small village in Evenwood and Barony parish, County Durham (OS grid ref NZ1227).
    4. A civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk. [2]
    5. A market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD2628). [3]
  2. A commune in Meuse department, Grand Est, France.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A former town in Las Animas County, Colorado.
    2. A minor city in Jones County, Iowa.
    3. A village in Aetna Township and Deerfield Township, Mecosta County, Michigan.
    4. A minor city in Scott County, Missouri.
    5. A hamlet in the town of Canton, St. Lawrence County, New York.
    6. An unincorporated community and coal town in Campbell County, Tennessee.
  4. A township in the Rainy River District, Ontario, Canada.
  5. A suburb of Perth, in the City of Bayswater, Western Australia.
  6. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
    • 2011 August 21, “Pass notes, No 3,030: Anne Hathaway”, in The Guardian‎:
      Yes, it must be hell. It hasn't stopped Hathaway, though. The star of The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2 is now the star of One Day, playing complicated, mousey Yorkshireperson Emma Morley.
  7. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
    Morley Kamen, Morley Safer

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Morley is the 3275th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11028 individuals. Morley is most common among White (91.24%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Derbyshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Norfolk)
  3. ^ Parish map (West Yorkshire)

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