Nibley
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English
Etymology
From Old English hnybbe (“peak, top, summit”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Nibley (countable and uncountable, plural Nibleys)
- A village in Westerleigh parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST693822).
- An unincorporated community in Union County, Oregon, United States.
- A city in Cache County, Utah, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nibley is the 113155th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 155 individuals. Nibley is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.52%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nibley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 665.