Offley
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Offa + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Offley (countable and uncountable, plural Offleys)
- A civil parish in North Hertfordshire district, Hertfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL148262).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Offley is the 77264st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 248 individuals. Offley is most common among Black/African American (52.42%) and White (36.69%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Offley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.