Olney

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English

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Olney

Etymology

From the dative form of the Old English personal name Olla + īeġ (“island”).

Proper noun

Olney (countable and uncountable, plural Olneys)

(uncountable) A placename:
1. A market town in Milton Keynes borough, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP8851).
2. A place in the United States:
  1. An unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama.
  2. A city, the county seat of Richland County, Illinois.
  3. A census-designated place and unincorporated area of Montgomery County, Maryland.
  4. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Missouri.
  5. A census-designated place and unincorporated community in Flathead County, Montana.
  6. An unincorporated community in Coal County, Oklahoma.
  7. An unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon.
  8. A neighbourhood in northern Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  9. A city in Young County, Texas.
A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Olney is the 9932^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3248 individuals. Olney is most common among White (80.04%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Olney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

Loney, Onley, enoyl, onely

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