Otley
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Ottley
Etymology
From the unattested Old English personal name *Otta + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Otley (countable and uncountable, plural Otleys)
- A market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2045).
- A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2055).
- An unincorporated community in Marion County, Iowa, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Otley is the 64200th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 310 individuals. Otley is most common among White (92.26%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Otley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.